goldie from las vegas, nevada -

I was doing a little research when I found this article on problem employees. I am hoping that my business will continue to grow to where I can add a few employees within the next few years. I think I will use a few of these tips. If you are interested in reading the article, I included the link.

I especially like the one about the contracts.

• Avoiding problem employees

Comment #1 sundance from smallville -

Thanks for posting this. I actually have a few friends who unfortunately fit one or two of those categories. I don't intend on branching out just yet but I see that it will be very interesting when I decide too. LOL

Comment #2 RiverQueen from Universal Studios -

Well that is a very interesting list and I agree with most of it. However, the business about no contract can be a dangerous one for the employer as well.

There should be a contract with an out due to certain policies. For instance if you put in the contract that the employee can be let go prior to three months if their work is not as competent as required for the job.

There should also be an out with respect to commplaints issued against them in writing. For instance you would want to have at least three written complaints against them prior to letting them go. This is where the evidence comes in.

If you don't have a contract, depending upon the position they can always leave you in the lurch and go work for the competition. You need to have a non-competition clause in the contract.

Comment #3 Joe from South America -

The country of Costa Rica has a 3 month out law. If you employee someone for more than 3 months you are obligated for their vacation pay, unemployment, social security, etc. Under 3 months and you can pretty much let them go at will.

The goal is to protect employees. The result seems to be a bad situation as many employers will hire people and fire them before the 3 months to avoid the obligations. It makes it hard to employees to get steady work and hard for employers to have quality work done.

Comment #4 PokerPrincess from Canada, Earth -

It is the same here in Canada. There is an automatic three month probation period where the employer AND the employee get a chance to see if they like each other.

So that type of thing goes on in most place I would imagine.

However, if you research the company you are going to you can find out what kind of turnover it has. If it has a high turnover then for sure you don't want to take the chance of missing out on a "real" job to take something you might be out of in a 3 month period.

Comment #5 Sweetness from Earth, the Universe -

I'm a true believer in contract letters. I think they are the best thing that you can get when you start a job. As a person who had one it protected me from a bad office manager who took a dislike to me. Not that I wasn't doing my job but it was just a personality clash.

It was a big enough company that I didn't have to deal with her often but when I did she was a very nasty lady.

However, it was also written to protect the company as well in certain key areas and I respected that. It meant that they were serious about my being hired for the right reasons.

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