Performance Management and Termination of Employment
Having clear and effective performance management and termination processes for your business can make a significant difference to its success and your relationship with your staff. On the flip side, poor performance management and termination processes can lead to negative outcomes such as disputes with employees, increased absenteeism, reduced morale and, potentially, successful legal claims against your business.
At MV Law, our focus is on avoiding conflict in the workplace and facilitating productive relations through the development of appropriate performance management and termination policies and processes. However, if the need arises, our team of employment lawyers have considerable experience in managing and resolving complex performance management and termination matters and related claims.
We also offer advice and support for employees who are the subject of a performance management process or proposed termination.
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We can help you develop appropriate performance management and termination processes, including drafting policies and related documents and providing training to your staff to improve their confidence and capability in managing performance and termination. This upfront, proactive approach can help you prevent unnecessary issues by setting clear expectations with clear consequences.
Our legal experts have many years of experience in working closely with clients to help you manage, defend and resolve any claims made by employees arising from your performance management processes, such as unfair dismissal claims, general protections claims or discrimination or bullying complaints.
We can help you in managing more complex underperformance and termination matters such as where an employee may have an injury or illness that is said to be impacting on their performance or where historical performance issues may not have been adequately addressed.
If you are the subject of a performance management process or if your employer has, or is proposing to, terminate your employment, we can provide expert advice and empathetic support to help you defend your rights and entitlements.
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