Firing an employee who’s made legal complaints takes a lot of care to avoid a retaliation suit. In other words, do the exact opposite of this company.
Jane Price, a waitress in England, felt she was sexually harassed by her boss. She took her complaints to the restaurant’s owner (who happened to be the accused manager’s brother-in-law). He did nothing to address the situation.
Instead, a few days later, the woman got a text message that read: “I think it is best you don’t come back to work. I did not like the way you conducted the situation. It left a bad feeling and it won’t be long before you do it again.”
That’s right: She was fired through text message.
Not surprisingly, an employment tribunal didn’t look too kindly on the circumstances or the method of the termination. The company had to pay the woman the equivalent of about $120,000.