Employers cannot just lay off their employees as they please. That's why some bosses try to get rid of their employees with nasty methods.
- Employers can only fire their employees under certain circumstances.
- Desperate bosses therefore occasionally resort to immoral methods to persuade employees to quit .
- The following tricks are used.
If your boss suddenly starts behaving strangely towards you, you should pay attention. In the worst case, the intention behind the change is to make you quit . Why would an employer do something like that? There can be several reasons for this.
That is why employers want to force a termination
An employer cannot simply dismiss all employees who do not fit in with him or her. If the protection against dismissal * applies, there must be operational , personal and behavioral reasons . If these are not available, it can lead to bosses using extraordinary methods to persuade employees to quit.
This has another advantage: if an employee decides to leave the company, the employer saves an expensive severance payment * - provided this has to be paid out.
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Termination traps: With these tricks the employer wants to persuade you to quit
When necessary, many bosses get creative and don't shy away from the nastiest tactics. A classic is, for example, the reduction of funds such as promised bonuses. The more violent methods include targeted bullying or scattering lies about an employee. Some employers even deliberately provoke unpleasant employees to make them insult the company and the boss . What follows is termination without notice .
Threats of early termination, a lawsuit, or liability for something are also popular tricks, according to the Career Bible portal. Often these are empty words, but mostly cause enough panic for the employee and cause him or her to leave the company. In extreme cases, employees are even pressured to sign a termination agreement immediately .
It is important to remain steadfast in such situations and not to hastily sign anything - even if it is sometimes hard. If necessary, seek employment law help from the relevant experts. It doesn't hurt to look for a new job early enough if the signs mentioned appear in your company.
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