Every employer has heard the horror stories of businesses being sued by their employees. These companies may end up paying out huge sums of money in addition to suffering a bruised reputation and the loss of customers, productivity and sales. The best way to guard against such lawsuits is to implement an effective, company-wide corporate compliance training program that is aligned with the company culture and strategy, backed by management, supported by policies and procedures, and regularly reviewed and fairly enforced.
It helps, too, to know where employee complaints usually originate. Here are the most common reasons employees sue their employers. Employees feel they were:
- Discriminated against
- Unfairly disciplined
- Harassed
- Unfairly terminated
- Not reasonably accommodated for disability
- Subject to retaliation or defamed after leaving
It is your responsibility as a manager to see that these situations never arise. Create a respectful workplace where policies are well-known, and effectively and consistently implemented; where issues are carefully documented; where supervisors are accountable for and vigilant in managing situations before they get out of hand.
Learn more at: http://www.lsaglobal.com/corporate-compliance-training/
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