Some people are not the right fit for a business. Employers may struggle to directly fire an employee. This may be because an employer understands the hardships an employee may face if they are suddenly fired or because paying an employee unemployment can cost a business severely.
An employer may do what is called “quiet fire.” This is a method of indirectly firing an employee by creating a hostile workplace in the hopes that the employee will leave on their own terms. Some employers may even unknowingly quiet fire an employee. However, quiet firing may be a form of wrongful termination. Here are a few kinds of quiet firing:
Overworked
An employer may give their employee so much work that it is unreasonable to expect them to finish it all. As a result, an employee may be late on projects and produce poorer work than before. This can make an employee look unreliable and cause them unnecessary stress.
Excluded from meetings
It may be crucial to involve an employee in group meetings and other conversations. An employer may remove an employee from these groups. This employee may miss crucial details and events discussed during these meetings. This can make an employee feel isolated and unwelcome at their job.
Denied bonuses
An employee may have been promised a bonus for their work. However, these promises were forgotten or redacted. This can be greatly upsetting for employees, especially if there is no clear reason why they are not getting a bonus.
Wrongfully terminating an employee can open a business up to litigation. It can help employers and employees to learn about their legal options from an experienced law firm.