It can be pretty frustrating when you have a disciplinary matter to resolve and the meeting is persistently postponed because the employee’s chosen support person is unavailable.
What can you do about it? Do you really have to continue rescheduling and allowing time to lag on and on? The simple answer is no. Case law has shown us that while the employee does have the right to choose their own representative, this can not impede the process.
So, if you’re faced with this debacle, the best approach is to outline some options to the employee and put the ball in their court as to which one to choose.
You’ve just been handed a resignation letter, and it’s come out of left-field. You’re a tad puzzled as to why the employee has decided to move on, so why not find out by doing an exit interview!
Exit interviews give you the opportunity to do exactly that. Conducting an exit interview is one of the most worthwhile exercises you can do to assess employee satisfaction and improve staff retention.