Bolshi employee

[thatsnotafestool]

I'm employing on a casual basis a 19 year old with Part 1 NVQ. Today I asked him to clean up a housing. I noticed that he was chiselling against the grain and getting breakout. I explained to him the benefits of chisellng with the grain expecting him to change direction. After a few minutes I realised that he was still chiselling in the wrong direction and so I asked him why. His reply was 'It's my chisel and I'll chisel in the direction I want to'.

My reply should have been...I'm paying you to chisel and you'll chisel in the f**k**g direction that I want you to...but I didn't. Instead I said 'Well in that case I'll do it myself' and reached for his chisel. Whereupon he replied that he'd prefer it if I didn't use his chisel...having used all my tools for the past few months.

Should I sack the little toe rag? I'd really like him to go tomorrow but legally I guess since I'm paying him weekly then I have to give him a weeks notice.

[Scrit]

Hi Roger

If you are calling him names then it sounds as though you've already set your mind against him. If so was it because of this one incident, or a series of them?

One thing I'll say is it's really a no no to touch or use another tradesman's tools, especially a joiner's edge tools, without his permission. That's ingrained into you from day 1. Do it with my tools and they may need to pull me off you! (and no, that's nothing sexual)

Give him some of the shittier jobs to do for a day or so then sit down and have a chat with him about what he wants to do. If that doesn't work, then it's time to part company, but not before.

As to notice he will also acrue statutotry holiday pay, so you'll need to watch that as well

Scrit

PS You say NVQ, but NVQ what?

[mel]

you can give him his notice . telling him that he is not suitable for the job , if you make him work the notice period or not is up to you .
however you will still have to pay him

sorry about that

mel

[mooretoolsplease]

Is it a cash job?
surely if he hasn't put it down on his tax return then that rules unfair dismissal etc out of the equation?

[wooden42]

Please define "Casual Basis", does he have a contract,etc.

Learn by your own mistakes, get rid of him because you have already set your mind against him. Also ask a lawyer, call your local solicitor ask him what your position is, he should not charge you for that bit of advice if you indicate to him that you will get him to look at future employee contracts etc.