Company Rule Violation - Employee Warning: Fill & Download for Free

Companies need clear and well defined rules about what is and is not acceptable behavior in the workplace. Employees need to know how violations of company policy will be dealt with, what they can be fired for and so forth.If this was a first time occurrence, sit down with your employee and talk to them. Let them know exactly what is expected of them when they are on the clock, and what the consequences will be if they do not follow company rules. Issue a written warning and have the employee sign it acknowledging that they have received the rules and have been warned. If you want to be a nice guy just use a verbal warning the first time, but make it clear the next time will lead to a written warning, and if it happens again, termination will happen. Follow your rules and make no exceptions. Exception only will lead to employee relation problems in the future.Be very careful about docking hourly time when the employee is still punched in and on the premises. Check with your state’s department of labor to see if this is acceptable policy. Most often docking time will not be acceptable.

If you look at the WashState unemployment website, they list the eligibility criteria.Re: firings, they specifically state -If you were fired through no fault of your own, such as not having the skills to do the job, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits. If we decide you were fired or suspended for misconduct or gross misconduct, you will not qualify for unemployment benefits.Misconduct examplesDeliberate or wanton disregard for your employer or a fellow employee, such as:InsubordinationRepeated inexcusable tardiness following warningsDishonesty related to employmentRepeated and inexcusable absencesViolating the law or deliberate acts that provoke violence or illegal actions, orViolating a collective bargaining agreementViolating a company ruleDeliberately violating or disregarding standards of behavior that your employer has a right to expect.Carelessness or negligence that causes, or will likely cause, serious bodily harm to your employer or fellow employees.Carelessness or negligence that is so bad or happens so often that it shows an intentional or substantial disregard for your employer.So, the fact that the Employment Security Dept of Washington State specifically says that being terminated for repeated and inexcusable absences is an example of when you WILL NOT get unemployment kinda eliminates all ambiguity, don’t you think?

Yes, there are many circumstances in which employer can fire an employee, but the employer should know the law of his state before taking any decision. An employer doesn't be vindictive. Otherwise, he can get into serious trouble. The major consequences are of termination is when the employee breached company rules and regulation. The very first time the company gives the warning to the employee and after 2 or 3 warnings that violating the probation the rules will result in dismissal.