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<channel><title><![CDATA[Business Management Daily — FREE reports on business, management, leadership, career, communication, human resources, employment law, technology, sales and small business tax - Comments for article: How should I deal with an employee who is a chronic liar?]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>ehall@nibm.net</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:58:52 EST</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18479/1/How-should-I-deal-with-an-employee-who-is-a-chronic-liar/Page1.html#Comment1482</link><description><![CDATA[Start documenting! Write the person up & make sure everything is documented in this persons file.... otherwise in court (if it goes that far) it will end up a 'he-said, she-said' situation - and those are hard cases to win. Most companies have a no-tolerance policy - or a three-strike policy... depending on exactly what it is that is being lied about. Check your employee handbook for the specific policy - then act on it.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Kristie Lee at 4:09 pm, Tue 7th Apr 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Kristie Lee)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:09:41 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18479/1/How-should-I-deal-with-an-employee-who-is-a-chronic-liar/Page1.html#Comment1482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18479/1/How-should-I-deal-with-an-employee-who-is-a-chronic-liar/Page1.html#Comment1483</link><description><![CDATA[Assuming there's no medical or other "Legitimate" reason: 

Document! Document! Document! Document the poor performance.  (The Boss should be doing this, not HR.) 

Assign a task with a deadline. (I would "pad" the deadline just in case someone else has to finish the job before the REAL deadline.) 

Make sure the person in question understands the assignment and their deadline. 

Follow up periodically during the assignment to check progress. Real progress here, not "yep, it's done." Ask them to show you the work completed. If it's not completed by the deadline, document this and have someone else finish the job. 

This can be done on a task by task basis or on a project level. (i.e. Project=Filing Drawer, Tasks=File Folders. Some projects have more than one task needed to complete the project as a whole)

If there is true poor performance and not just a lack of clear communication, then let the person go. The Boss and Coworkers will be happier and so will you.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by celt365 at 4:16 pm, Tue 7th Apr 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (celt365)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:16:03 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18479/1/How-should-I-deal-with-an-employee-who-is-a-chronic-liar/Page1.html#Comment1483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18479/1/How-should-I-deal-with-an-employee-who-is-a-chronic-liar/Page1.html#Comment1508</link><description><![CDATA[If employment is "at will", termination would be the easiest solution!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by John at 5:04 pm, Fri 10th Apr 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (John)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:04:51 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18479/1/How-should-I-deal-with-an-employee-who-is-a-chronic-liar/Page1.html#Comment1508</guid></item></channel></rss>