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Employee fired after fighting off robber


May 27, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

An employee violates company policy yet thinks he was doing the right thing. What disciplinary action do you take?

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Employee fired for giving 16-cent donut to toddler


May 13, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

You make the call: Would you quiet a cranky toddler for 16 cents? Yes? Then you’d get fired.

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Employer has beef with worker who allegedly stole meat


May 8, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

A pen here, a pad of paper there. Employee theft happens – and sometimes it’s hard to track. Not so for a New Jersey restaurant.

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Store fires guard for stopping teen from stealing booze


April 24, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, HR blunder of the week, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Rules made to be broken

When an employee violates company policy with only good intentions in mind, what do you do? In the case of an employee at one retail store, the answer was, fire him.

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Dilbert tangles with First Amendment: When do employees’ free-speech rights cross the line?


April 10, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, Here comes the judge, Special Report

Here comes the judge

If any employee called a manager at your company a “drunken lemur,” you might consider disciplinary action. But what if the comparison between managers and small, intoxicated animals is posted as a cartoon on a bulletin board, instead?

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