Can I Discipline an Employee in Illinois About Making a Drug-Related Joke to Another Employee?
Question by the_rising_goddess: Can I discipline an employee in Illinois about making a drug-related joke to another employee?
I have hired a temp using an agency that I have worked with before. The temp does a supposedly wonderful job handling her duties, but I believe she is socially inept. I hear employees telling each other about how the temp reveals more information about herself than is appropriate in a professional setting. This, the third tale I’ve heard, has her admitting to another employee that she used to be a recovering drug addict, but now she smoked crack on Saturday. That is horrible! Should I can her and hope I could find another temp to do a good job, or should I just advise her to keep her mouth shut, not having to worry about training another person?
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Answer by Allison
Unsure legally what your rights are but I would certainly make her aware that you know and let her know that your company policy is to keep personal life out of the office. Does your company do random drug testing? That would be a good way to fix the situation. Good Luck!
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