Employees got in a fight. I do nothing...right?

notrichenough
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:43:24 +0000

I think you should have called the police. An assault took place on your property.

“Are we responsible for anything?” Employee #2 could easily sue you for not maintaining a safe workplace; you allowed someone in who was not working there, did not supervise him, and as a result he got assaulted.

I would fire them both. What if the fight had spread and damaged equipment or injured another employee? What if one or both bring weapons next time?

In addition, I have a problem with people who don’t pay their rent. Their landlord will wind up attaching their pay or whatever, and then you will have to deal with that too.

What does your employee handbook or employee manual say about fighting?