Employee with Violent Husband
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A client has a newly hired manager who is going thru a divorce. Per the employee, who has spoken with a counselor, the husband has a 50% chance of doing harm to himself or the employee. EAP has become involved and recommends the woman go to a safe house. The employee does not have accumulated leave; however, the client is willing to pay her salary for at least one week to determine the extent of the risk. Anyone see any downside to putting the employee on administrative leave with pay. Anyone have any suggestions for how to deal with this over the long run?
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Good luck.
If she is comfortable, ask her for a copy of the order so that if he shows on the premises, you can call the police and have him removed. If you have any concerns about the husband showing up on the premises, consider sending him a certified letter stating that he is not to come on the premises. This letter serves as notice that if he does he will be tresspassing and you will have him arrested. That will usually keep spouses/significant others from showing up. It is always better to be proactive on these matters. Hope this helps. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at 615-371-8200.
Margaret Morford
theHRedge