| "I cannot believe she filed for
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| | 3) explain the desired behavior, and 4)
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| unemployment! She didn't show up to work
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| | document the interaction. Be sure to have
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| for 3 days and then has the nerve to try
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| | the employee sign off on all written
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| to get ME for unemployment!" This is
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| | documentation. Consistently following
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| feedback Arizona PEOs commonly heard from
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| | these 4 steps of employee management is
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| employers not using professional HR
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| | essential when appealing unemployment
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| consulting services.
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| | claims. If a DES claims adjustor
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| Most Arizona employers, particularly
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| | determines that your former employee was
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| those with a high turnover, are painfully
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| | unaware of a company policy or had no
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| familiar with the blue and white envelope
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| | idea that he was doing something wrong,
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| sent out by the Arizona Department of
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| | his claim will be accepted.
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| Economic Security (DES). That blue and
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| | Ultimately the Department of Economic
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| white envelope contains a notice that a
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| | Security is trying to determine why the
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| former employee has filed for
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| | employment relationship ended and whether
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| unemployment insurance. Another painfully
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| | the employee deserves to receive an
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| familiar part of the process is the
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| | unemployment benefit. If an employee
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| disbelief that managers feel when they
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| | voluntarily quit her position it is up to
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| are notified that an employee who quit
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| | the manager to convince DES that the
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| had the nerve to file for unemployment.
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| | employee was not acting in the company's
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| How can managers effectively fight the
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| | best interest, and more importantly, that
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| increasing number of claims and protect
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| | she was aware of it. The back side of the
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| their company's experience rating? The
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| | Arizona Notice to Employer sheet (the one
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| best way to manage unemployment is by
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| | that arrives in the blue and white
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| managing employees.
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| | envelope) provides a blank area for
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| In the State of Arizona anyone can file
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| | managers to enter separation information.
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| for unemployment. Whether a claim is
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| | If an employee did not give notice of
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| accepted or denied almost always hinges
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| | resignation - mention it. If an employee
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| on how well the employee was managed.
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| | did not report to a scheduled shift -
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| Employment relationships are terminated
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| | mention it. If attendance had been an
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| for any number of reasons; employees
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| | issue with the employee - mention it.
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| moving, needing more money, discharge for
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| | For a manager who has consistently
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| poor performance, bad fit on either side,
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| | followed the 4 steps above, fighting the
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| lay off... the list goes on. When it
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| | claim of a discharged employee will be
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| comes to managing unemployment claims, it
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| | easy. Detail warnings both verbal and
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| is best to begin by managing the
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| | written. If the employee was warned more
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| employment relationship at the beginning.
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| | than twice, use the exact words, "more
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| Once that blue and white envelope arrives
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| | than twice." If the employee was on his
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| it is too late.
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| | last warning, state that the employee
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| Begin the employment relationship by
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| | knew that his job was in jeopardy. If
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| clearly outlining what is expected of the
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| | there was a final incident, something
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| new employee. Do not assume that the
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| | that ultimately lead to the employee's
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| employee will absorb all that is expected
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| | termination, recount the situation and
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| simply by being trained on the tasks of
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| | who terminated the employee. Finally,
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| the new position. Arizona employee
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| | sending copies of written warnings to DES
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| handbooks and detailed job descriptions
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| | will provide plenty of material for
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| are essential tools for employee
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| | consideration.
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| management. These should be reviewed on
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| | When employers have not warned employees
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| the employee's first day of work directly
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| | or made them aware of the expectations of
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| after new hire paperwork (tax forms, I-9,
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| | their positions, employees who file for
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| confidentiality agreement, etc.) is
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| | unemployment, no matter how unfair it
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| completed. A review of company policies
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| | seems, will very often be awarded
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| on attendance, overtime, appearance
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| | unemployment benefits. For example, if an
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| standards, harassment, computer and phone
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| | employee has an attendance problem and is
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| usage, etc. must be clearly explained if
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| | never warned that attendance must
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| the employee is to be held accountable.
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| | improve, DES may view the time away from
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| As for the responsibilities pertaining to
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| | work as management approved. Addressing
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| the position, these should be presented
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| | employee issues by documenting and
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| in writing to ensure that both parties
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| | communicating them is essential to
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| understand each other. If your company is
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| | fighting unemployment claims.
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| operating without an employee handbook,
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| | Fighting unemployment claims does not
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| employing an Arizona Human Resources
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| | have to be painful. Arizona PEO companies
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| outsourcing firm should be given strong
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| | recommend fighting claims with
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| consideration.
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| | documentation and protecting your
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| Now that the new employee has been given
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| | unemployment experience rating with
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| the 'rules' of employment, it will be
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| | effective employee management. Practicing
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| easy for a manager to identify any
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| | consistent employee management,
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| noncompliance. Once an issue is
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| | particularly as it relates to documenting
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| identified, a manager must 1) confront
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| | employee issues, relieves the sting of
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| the employee, 2) outline the infraction,
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| | that little blue and white envelope.
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