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Managing Difficult Employees: Performance Management & Disciplinary Action

Dealing with difficult employees can cost your business time and money, impacting workplace morale and productivity. Save yourself unnecessary stress and join our webinar to learn practical strategies for performance management and disciplinary action to protect your business.

When:
6 May 2025 at 11:00 am NZST

Location:
Zoom

Duration:
Approx. 60 mins

Contact Us:
0800 675 701
[email protected]

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In this event, we will address

How to identify if the employee issues at hand are a matter of underperformance or misconduct

Strategies for managing poor performance and implementing a performance improvement plan

Find out when disciplinary action is warranted and the best practices for carrying out fair procedures

Master the dismissal process and procedural fairness to avoid costly claims

More about this event

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As a business owner or employer in New Zealand, handling difficult employee issues can take up valuable time and create risk. This webinar gives you the key knowledge and tools to confidently deal with these situations. You'll learn to tell the difference between poor performance and bad behaviour, how to use performance management strategies like improvement plans, and the best ways to take fair disciplinary action when needed.

Plus, you'll be prepared for the difficult task of fairly dismissing an employee, which can help protect your business from unfair dismissal claims. Join our live Q&A session at the end of the webinar to get your specific questions answered directly by our experts.

Key Takeaways:

  • Misconduct vs Underperformance: You'll learn to differentiate between poor performance and bad behaviour so you can respond accordingly

  • Performance Management: You'll get a breakdown of performance management strategies, including implementing a performance improvement plan

  • Taking Action Against Misconduct: You'll learn to identify situations that warrant disciplinary action and the best practices for carrying out fair procedures

  • Making the Tough Call to Dismiss: You'll be prepared to carry out dismissals fairly, to safeguard your business from a potential unfair dismissal claim

Please note that this is general information and not intended to replace legal advice under any circumstances.

Have a question?  

Have a question before the webinar, or perhaps you need some guidance on a HR or workplace safety matter? We’re happy to answer all your questions, call 0800 675 701 or email [email protected].

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