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Q: My employee has handed in their resignation but has not yet returned vital documents containing important information in relation to the company and other objects such as keys belonging to the company. What can I do?
A: Contact the employee informing them that the documents and important objects are required within the time frame of seven days. If no response is heard within the appointed time, inform the third party that they are now obliged to pay for the lock replacement and are also in breach of the company contract stating all things in possession of the company should be returned.
My employee was off sick. It is company policy that they need to submit sick notes. My employee did for a number of weeks then suddenly the sick notes stopped. I tried to make contact with my employee to no response. I soon discovered that she was abroad due to the mobile phone answer phone message. I was advised to dismiss her because the sick notes had not come in. I did not hold a disciplinary hearing; I just carried out the dismissal. My employee has now submitted an unfair dismissal claim on grounds that I did not attempt to contact her. What should I do now?
read moreI have a casual worker who has no formal contract. The employee has been putting remarks about my business on their Facebook page, complaining about customers and the tasks they are given. What action can I take?
read moreI am holding a disciplinary hearing for one of my employees but a union representative will also be joining us for the hearing. What is exactly is the role of a union representative in a disciplinary hearing?
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