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Dismissal shortcuts causing a rise in "trainwreck" litigation
Employers appear to be taking considerable risks in the way they manage discipline and dismissals, with a lawyer warning that shortcuts often lead to more complexity and litigation, not less.
"What I'm seeing is a surprising departure from traditional disciplinary accepted and established practice, and I don't know whether that's because of frustration coming out of lockdowns and COVID, or because we're moving potentially towards a recession, or if it's frustration with the complexity of our workplace laws," Dentons partner Paul O'Halloran tells HR Daily.
"I'm seeing a lot of risk-taking happening, and normally HR and CEOs are a little bit more careful and conservative...
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