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Handling Violence at Work
Hopefully you will never need this article because, in reality, physical violence rarely occurs in the workplace, but, if it does, you need to deal with it promptly and effectively. So read on, absorb and remember. If there is an outbreak of violence of any kind in your workplace, then your first priority is the [...]
HR Problems Page
Violence in discipline interview Part way through a discipline interview the accused employee leaned over the desk and threatened to thump me. I managed to calm him down, but how should one deal with these situations? Reply Sit nearest the door! Your personal safety is the first consideration so, if you have to meet this [...]
Gross Misconduct – what it is and how to handle it
Much misunderstanding appears to exist about the definition of gross misconduct, largely because many employers place a subjective rather than a legal interpretation upon it. If they are particularly annoyed about the behaviour of an employee, they treat the incident as one of gross misconduct. Even worse, much worse, they sack the person “on the [...]
