How to Avoid Employee Lawsuits

Northeast Consulting and Interpreting helps employees and employers to navigate some of the complexitites of the relationship between the two.  Familiarization with employment statutes is pivotal for managers and employees alike.  Below I have included a link to an article from CPEHR regarding the "do's and don't's to avoid employee lawsuits"  management employees relations before and after employment starts.  The list of do' and don't are very basic.  However, don't assume every manager knows how to follow the rules of engagement in managment employee relations.

The lay person may want to read this as well.  Employees often get themselves in trouble in the workplace simply because they do not understand management perspective, employment statutes, or work rules.  When I was employed as a union representative, I many times had to be called in by management to negotiate a grievance on behalf of an employee, where the employee was actually at fault.  Once, the air was cleared and the basic rules or review of an applicable statute were completed, all would walk out happy with the resolution for the grievance.  The problem was often created by a misinterpretation or understanding of the work rules or statutes.

So a word to all mangers and employees get to know the rules at work, the employment statutes, and if unionized, your union contract.  This will help prevent misunderstandings and misinterpretations.  Always ask your HR staff for assistance in resolving greivances at work.  Finally, knowledge will help prevent employee lawsuits.

That was a piece of my mind read the article:


http://www.smallbizhrblog.com/top-ten-management-donts-to-avoid-an-employee-lawsuit.html