How to discipline an employee
Disciplining an employee is done to enforce compliance with company standards, usually done by management.
Resources
- IT Managers Inbox – How To Use Progressive Discipline for Employees
- Chron.com – Workplace Discipline Policy
- Youtube.com – Video – How to give negative feedback in the workplace
- The Balance – Ten Tips to Help You Strengthen Your Feedback Delivery Skills
Terminating employees
Termination of an employee is the ending of the employment relationship between the organization and the employee. Firing is the slang term for termination. Termination is when an employee is dismissed due to ‘for cause’, ‘without cause’, lay-off or company closure.
Resources
- Entrepreneur.com – How to Discipline and Fire Employees
- CanadaOne.com – Terminating an Employee: the Dignified, Legal Way
- Ontario Ministry of Labour – Termination of Employment
- Employment and Human Rights Law in Canada – How to Fire an Employee
- Ask A Manager – Firing
- Canadian Employment and Pension Law – Federal Court of Appeal confirms employers can dismiss employees without cause under the Canada Labour Code
- SeverancePayCalculator.com – Ontario Severance Pay Calculator
- HRDownloads.com – Complete Termination Guide Ontario
- WikiHow.com – How to Fire an Employee
What is the law about firing?
There are many laws which regulate how and when an employee may be terminated.
Resources
- Ontario Ministry of Labour – Termination of Employment
- Ontario – Ministry of Labour – Termination Pay
- Employment and Human Rights Law in Canada – When Can an Employer Give Working Notice?
- Employment and Human Rights Law in Canada – Video Interview: Discussing the Dos and Don’ts of Firing Someone on LXBN TV
- Samfiru Tumarkin – The High Price of Inducement
- Whitten and Lublin – Toronto Employment Lawyers
- Sherrard Kuzz LLP – Employment and Labour lawyers
- Duhaime.org – Willful failure to obey a supervisor’s lawful orders.
Do I have to pay severance plus pay in lieu of notice?
Termination pay is given in place of the required notice of termination of employment. Severance pay is paid to a qualified employee who has his or her employment “severed”. It compensates for loss of seniority and job-related benefits and recognizes an employee’s years of service.
Resources
- Ontario Ministry of Labour – Termination of Employment
- Employment and Human Rights Law in Canada
- Ontario Ministry of Labour – Termination and Severance
Resignations/Quit
When an employee ends the employment relationship with an organization, they resign, commonly called ‘quitting’.
Resources
- Forbes.com – What to Do When an Employee Resigns
- The Balance – Employment Ending Checklist: Use a Checklist in a Termination Meeting
- The Balance – Perform Exit Interviews
- The Balance – How to Improve Exit Interview Participation Rates
- The Balance – Perform Exit Interviews
What happens after? What if they sue me?
An employee may sue an organization after being terminated, often with a wrongful dismissal case or constructive dismissal case.
Resources
- Bright Hub – What To Do if an Employee Sues You
- DicarloLaw.com – How Not to Get Sued by an Employee
Performance Management
Performance Management is a system where information is given to the employee in order to tell them about their strengths and areas for improvement. In addition, it usually includes a set of goals or a plan in order to help the employee achieve success.
Giving Feedback:
Employee feedback is information which is given to the employee to help them achieve success. It can be positive and/or constructive feedback.
Resources
- Chron.com – Example of Performance Evaluations
- Youtube.com – Video – Performance Management – 6 Simple Steps
- Youtube.com – Video – Preparing for a Performance Evaluation Meeting
- Youtube.com – Video – Having the Performance Evaluation Discussion
- The Balance – Employee Evaluation
- The Balance – Performance Management Process Checklist
- NovaScotia.ca – SAMPLE – Career Development Plan
Setting Smart Goals
Goals help an employee achieve targets which will improve their contribution to the organization and often for themselves.
Resources
- Youtube.com – Video – Setting SMART Goals
- Youtube.com – Video – How NOT to Set Goals (Why S.M.A.R.T. goals are lame)
- Youtube.com – Video – SMART Goals – Quick Overview
Performance Management
Resources
- Youtube.com – Video – Performance Management – 6 Simple Steps
- Youtube.com – Video – Having the Performance Evaluation Discussion
- Youtube.com – Video – The Performance Evaluation Discussion
- The Balance – Employee Evaluation: Tells Employees How They Are Performing
- The Balance – Performance Management Process Checklist
Giving Feedback
Resources
- Youtube.com – Video – How to give negative feedback in the workplace by Walt Disney Production
- The Balance – Ten Tips to Help You Strengthen Your Feedback Delivery Skills
Terminations/Firing
Resources
- Ask a Manager – firing
- Lawyers & Attorneys: Stikeman Elliott – Termination
- Ontario Severance Pay Calculator
Legal Articles on Termination
Resources
- Samfiru Tumarkin LLP – Law Blog
- Whitten & Lublin – Employment Lawyers in Toronto
- Sherrard Kuzz LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers
2023/2024 LLMP Reports
The LLMP Reports can be used as a standalone report on the local labour market in the 1000 Islands Region. It is a compilation of facts and figures together with community input. It outlines labour market trends and potential challenges in workforce development. It also provides action plans that outlines activities and projects that community partners are undertaking to address some of the labour market challenges.
