Toxic employees come in many forms, from chronic complainers whose negative energy impacts others to individuals who have a tendency to deflect blame when challenged about their performance. Sometimes these issues can stem from a wider toxic culture that’s been left to develop over a period of time.

Getting to the root cause of the toxicity and challenging it in an appropriate manner can be tough. Rarely will employers have policies or procedures that outline the correct approach and, in most cases, the first step will be for line managers to have a difficult conversation with the employee in question, which can be daunting.

As our research unveiled, attempts to address toxic behaviour can lead to the employee:

• Blaming others
• Raising a grievance
• Leaving the business

It’s therefore essential that you understand how best to address these issues to prevent toxic behaviour from taking hold and escalating into bigger issues such as increased turnover, reputational damage and even legal issues.

During this highly-requested free one-hour webinar, Employment Law Adviser and Solicitor Toyah Marshall and Senior HR Consultant Andrew Moore will answer several pertinent questions, including:

• Do you have a toxic person or a toxic culture – and what’s driving this behaviour?
• How can you address toxic behaviour in the absence of clear evidence?
• What behaviours could be considered toxic, and when do they cross the line into misconduct?
• What are the business costs and consequences of doing nothing?

To bring these areas to life, our hosts will share:

• Case studies on the three most common types of toxic employees, including how to approach difficult conversations and what to do if the employee reverts to type or blames someone else for their actions.
• Examples of other types of toxic behaviour which often fly under the radar.

Have a question?

We will round off the session with a live Q&A to give you an opportunity to put your questions to our experts. Due to time constraints, please submit your questions in advance via the registration form. Any that we are unable answer during the session will be addressed in an FAQ document afterwards.