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Poorly drafted allegations a "springboard" to litigation
It's critical to avoid "loaded language" when drafting allegations to put to an employee, a workplace lawyer warns.
Emotionally loaded words such as "deliberately", "maliciously" or "dishonestly" can make an allegations letter sound moralistic and punitive, according to Dentons partner Paul O'Halloran.
Using the wrong language can also send a message to the employee that a conclusion has already been made, which tends to make any disciplinary process more adversarial, he says in a new HR Daily Premium Q&A.
In the excerpt below, O'Halloran discusses some of the most common errors employers make when drafting allegations...
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