bbrv wrote:
Wayne did not have a contract.
Wayne was never an employee.
Read the email from Paul.
Wayne was paid far too much for far too little performance.
End of story.
R&B
The story hasn't ended untill he's been paid. Why wouldn't you simply pay an underperforming employee what he's owed and then simply terminate the relationship?
I think the answer to that is you simply can't afford to pay. You say it's due to performance, but it appears it's simply a lack of ability to pay... and coincidentally, you lack the ability to pay.
I'm guessing that the "underperformers" can be picked out as the ones who want the money they are owed, and the performers who you state you plan to pay, are those who keep quiet.
I propose an experiment. Someone who is a performer and BB "plans to pay" should step up and complain about failure to pay and breach of contract. That person will be labelled an underperformer in two seconds flat.
Do you pay your lawyers? How have they performed for you?