The only safe option for an employer who wants to get
rid of a problem employee is to follow a fair
procedure.
Ireland has a working population of about 2.4 million people.
Given the size of our workforce, it's a positive sign that the
statistics show that registered employment disputes in the
Workplace Relations Commission every year measure in the low
thousands.
For the most part, Irish employers and employees are able to
work in relative harmony. That said, every employer will experience
problems of a disciplinary nature at some point or another.
In a minority of cases, there is only one solution: the employer
and the employee parting company. In many cases, the employee will
take the initiative and resign. In others, however, the employer
will have no option but to take steps to terminate the contract of
employment.
