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Labor/Employment

Feb. 2, 2010

'It's So Hard Admittin' When It's Quittin' Time'

When counseling an employee with a history of unacceptable performance, careful documentation is key, writes John McLachlan of Fisher & Phillips.

By John McLachlan

Mary Chapin Carpenter's song sums up a lot of wisdom about life and it also conveys some important truths in the employee relations area.

One of the precepts everyone learned in Employee Relations 101 is that employee performance discussions should be documented because if they are not, memories of discussions can be blurred by the passage of time or by the quest for riches...or revenge. If it's written down, it's easier to prove what was really...

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