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◎FOCUS WORKPLACE COMPLIANCE
How to prepare
for personnel issues
Like any business, community banks run into scenarios involving
disciplining or even letting go of employees due to errors or inappropriate
workplace behavior. Here's what experts say to do in these often difficult
situations, while also staying compliant. By Bridget McCrea
anagers at any business,
community banks included,
understand that disciplining employees
comes with the territory, but that
doesn't make the act of identifying,
disciplining and even letting people go
any easier. By developing an employee
disciplinary policy and ensuring that
all team members understand how
it works and what happens when a
rule is broken, community banks
can cultivate a more transparent and
productive workplace.
M
In most cases, the onus is on the
bank to take this step. With no U.S.
federal laws specifically governing
employee discipline, organizations
have leeway in developing their
own policies.
And while the Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act
(for companies with 100 or more
employees), the National Labor
Relations Law (for unionized
employees) and certain age
discrimination and civil rights laws
may come into play, it's generally up to
the bank to lay out the framework for
its own employee disciplinary policy.
Be consistent and predictable
Jim Marco, president and principal
consultant at Gansevoort, N.Y.-based
Saratoga Human Resources Solutions,
Inc., says a good disciplinary policy
must be consistent and apply to all
employees regardless of rank, age,
ethnicity or other factors.
" When you have a written policy
that ensures that everyone is treated
the same, you can avoid a potential
discrimination charge, " Marco says. " In
other words, the same rules that apply
to the 35-year-old white male better
also apply to the 40-year-old pregnant
female who is a disabled veteran. "
Marco says community banks can
avoid singling out certain employees by
establishing written discipline policies
that all staff (both new and existing)
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