Situation

joannie

Happy Monday everyone! Just curious as how my esteemed colleagues would handle this situation.

Have employee (not in a protected class) in introductory period with poor performance. Employee has been retrained twice. Decision was made to discharge the employee. Supervisor was told to take care of it. Supervisor goes to another employee, who happens to be related to the new employee and tells the relative that the new employee just isn't working out and he is going to have to let him go. Related employee calls new employee and tells him. New employee shows up in the supervisor's office and supervisor tells him he doesn't know for sure, but to come back tomorrow.

I think there needs to be two discharges. What say you, O Wise Ones?

cnghr

My inclination would be to fire the supervisor as well as the under-performing employee, but around here, my take on the issue wouldn't necessarily factor into the end decision, since even though I am the VP of HR the final decision would come down to whoever is the manager in charge of that supervisor.

Still Need Coffee

If it were my employees, then yes, I would fire them both. But I think cnghr has a point that the ultimate decision on the termination of the supervisor would have to be based on input from his/her supervisor.

ACU Frank

I don't know if I would fire the supervisor, but at the very least I would invest in some supervisory training and apply it heavily. Maybe [B]Talent Management for Supervisors[/B] by M Lee Smith.

NaeNae55

For sure the new employee needs to go. The supervisor needs some form of discipline, but whether or not you should term him depends upon his history. Has he been a long time loyal employee? Does he have a history of messing up? Is he is relatively new at supervising and just needs more training? Whatever his history, this is a major 'Uh-oh!' and should be addressed.

lerobb

I think the employee having been trained twice and still unable to perform to standard needs to go. If the choice were mine the supervisor would go also. But in reality that would be up to the supervisors MGR and the CEO.

joannie

In response to Nae.

Supervisor has only been with us since October.
No, this is not the first mess up.
He has been in a supervisory position with other companies for 40+ years and should have known better.

Oh, look, my 2150th post!::pb&J::

NaeNae55

Congratulations on your 2150th post!

The supervisor needs to go.

bethk

I agree with Nae. Very unprofessional.