Before You Employ Your Next Staff Member
If you run a business in Nigeria and you have employees or you’re planning to hire soon proper employee documentation shouldn’t be something you start looking for after a problem happens.
Hiring someone may feel simple at the beginning. You agree on the role. You agree on the salary. They start working. Everything seems fine.
But what happens when there’s a disagreement?
What happens when an employee repeatedly breaks company rules?
What happens when you need proof of what was agreed, or their guarantor’s details, and performance starts slipping?
That’s usually when business owners find themselves searching through WhatsApp conversations, old emails, notebooks, and scattered files, trying to remember what was actually agreed.
Professionally communicate an offer, role details, salary and key employment terms.
Set clearer expectations around workplace conduct, responsibilities and procedures.
Document formal disciplinary actions in a clear, structured format.
Collect and organize essential employee information in one place.
Maintain structured guarantor information where your company requires it.
A proper process for employees to request and document leave.
Structured monthly updates on work, achievements and challenges.
A simple system for reporting weekly activities, tasks and progress.
Customizable confidentiality and post-employment restriction terms, for review as needed.
Evaluate employee performance with a consistent, organized process.
Professionally document promotions and role changes.
Organize responsibilities, tasks, deadlines and progress.
Evaluate employee training and document outcomes and feedback.
A practical general-information guide to key employment and labour considerations.
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