Leadership Defense: Mastering Progressive Discipline and Structuring Terminations

Greatly reduce the stress of managing a team with this quick and reliable information on how to correctly master--both legally and ethically--progressive discipline and structured termination, from the leading voice in HR expertise. This resource takes the highly complicated subjects of progressive employee discipline and structured terminations--actions that can be rife with legal issues and paperwork--and breaks down the process for HR professionals and managers to easy-to-understand steps. Chock full of wisdom from Paul Falcone, a renowned expert on labor & employment law and business decision-making and problem-solving, this book answers questions ranging from basic to sophisticated, including: Why should I conduct an exit interview? How do I protect my company from negligent hiring claims? How do I terminate a long-term employee with a history of positive performance evaluations? And much, much more. Each question is followed by an easy-to-implement solution, making this book perfect both as a concise overview and as a practical reference.