Did the stork just deliver a big HR problem to you? Oh, I had a client the other day, the poor thing. They had an employee who they were having issues with discipline. They didn’t take any action, and I always say, hire slow, fire fast. They did not take any action and now the employee has informed them that they’re pregnant and they didn’t know what they could do.
They need to be very careful, is what I said. Probably you don’t wanna fire someone who’s just told you you’re pregnant, and so they now have to deal with the fact that they didn’t take action as soon as they should have. And they’re going to have to deal with this person who’s pregnant and they’re gonna have to document every issue they’re having with them and either wait till the baby’s born, or they could take action, but they could be opening themselves up to liability because of the fact that the person could turn around and say they were fired because they informed their employer they were pregnant. Sad story.
That’s why I say if you have an issue with an employee, take action right away. Don’t wait because things like this happen all the time. Wrestling with thorny HR issues, give us a call. We can help.
