Question

r there may be insufficient documentative never be in a position in which the termination o employee cannot be justified through documentation. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION 20-6 Katherine has two employees who have never seemed to get along. One of the employees has a history of being vindictive and manipulative, but never in an obvious enough way for Katherine to have sufficient proof to reprimand her in writing. One day, one of the employees comes to Kather- ine's office to report that she saw the other employee, who has an exemplary record, taking drugs from the supply cabinet. How does Katherine handle this situation? What steps should Katherine take from here? Terminating Employees masina an emplovee is unpleasant at best, but if the ground

Answer 1

Katherine should handle the situation with maturity than taking sudden decision like termination of the other employee etc. Firstly she should have a conversation with the other employee regarding the same and assess what she says ,then check the CCTV cameras for proof and also ask other staff whether they saw her taking the drugs from the cabinet and check for cabinet drug counts . Then if it comes to be true , it should be reported to the higher authority and actions should be taken according to the rules of the organisation . If it comes to be false ,then action must be taken against the other employee for Tort . As the other employee has tried to hurt the reputation of the other employee due to various reasons .