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The Important Steps of Employee Discipline and Termination

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Last Updated: 03/01/2019

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Employee discipline can be awkward and intimidating, but how you deal with it can impact everything from profitability, to employee morale, turnover, and potential litigation.

What You'll Learn

  • What is progressive discipline?
  • Steps of progressive discipline and best practices
  • How to distinguish between behavioral and performance violations
  • Goals of effective termination
  • Guidelines for employee termination
  • Next steps

* This content is for educational purposes only, is not intended to provide specific legal advice, and should not be used as a substitute for the legal advice of a qualified attorney or other professional. The information may not reflect the most current legal developments, may be changed without notice and is not guaranteed to be complete, correct, or up-to-date.

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