What to do if an employee refuses to sign a document?
Bring in a senior officer or human resources staffer to serve as a witness to the employee’s refusal to sign the document. Sign the document yourself, indicate the employee’s unwillingness to sign, and ask the witness to sign and date the document as well.
Can a company fire you for not signing a disciplinary notice?
While some might fire an employee for not signing as insubordination, Patricia Wise, an attorney with Spengler Nathanson in Toledo, Ohio, said an employer should not insist that the employee sign a disciplinary notice.
What happens if employee won’t sign hr form?
This can become a vital document should the employee ever assert a discrimination or harassment claim against the company, or be terminated for violating company policy. The employee’s refusal to sign the form, however, will likely not have the impact the employee believes it will.
Is it required for an employee to sign a write up?
While it is a good policy to have some system that proves the employee was presented with the write-up, it is not required that the employee sign the document. Many times the employee will refuse to sign such documents because they do not agree with them.
Bring in a senior officer or human resources staffer to serve as a witness to the employee’s refusal to sign the document. Sign the document yourself, indicate the employee’s unwillingness to sign, and ask the witness to sign and date the document as well.
What happens if you refuse to sign a termination letter?
If the employer threatens that you won’t get your last paycheck or your personal belongings, etc. if you refuse to sign the termination letter, the employer would be violating the law. Final pay, by law, must be paid in the same manner as other pay.
While some might fire an employee for not signing as insubordination, Patricia Wise, an attorney with Spengler Nathanson in Toledo, Ohio, said an employer should not insist that the employee sign a disciplinary notice.
What to do if an employee refuses to sign a disciplinary memo?
They only need to sign that they got it. If the employee refuses to sign it, sign and date it yourself, as noted above, indicating that the employee refused to sign, and file it in the employee’s personnel file. (A print-out of a disciplinary memo with no one’s signature on it makes a poor legal exhibit in comparison.)