One of the most challenging situations a manager will deal with is the dismissal of a member of staff. SoGlos spoke to Trula Brunsdon of Cheltenham law firm Sherbornes Solicitors about how to do this properly, avoid potential pitfalls and achieve the best outcome for everyone.
Aside from the battle of running a business day-to-day, one of the biggest challenges a manager will face is dismissing an employee. But if you have good advice you can avoid the numerous potential pitfalls, according to Trula Brunsdon of business and employment law specialists Sherbornes.
Brunsdon, who has more than 18 years' legal experience bringing and defending a wide range of claims from unfair and constructive dismissal to discrimination and breach of contract, explains how best to proceed and reminds us all that, if handled correctly, the process may even result in no redundancy at all.
If a dismissal is not handled correctly, the biggest risk is that the employee brings a claim against the employer. That will result in management time and cost being diverted away from the business (regardless of the outcome), as well as the risk of a financial award being made against the company if the employee wins.
A badly handled dismissal may also affect the morale of remaining staff. If they have seen a colleague being treated in a way which they perceive is not fair, it could cause them to distrust the company or even prompt them to look for a new...
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