Burning HR Questions: Redundancy, Monday Sickies & Dismissals | Peas in a Podcast

Welcome to the Season 2 finale of *Peas in a Podcast*! In this episode, Kay and Rebecca (Directors of Peas in a Pod Consulting) sit down to tackle the burning HR, management, and people management questions submitted directly by small business owners and founders. We strip away the corporate wank to give you commercial, candid, and human answers to the questions keeping you up at night. What we cover in this episode: Immediate Dismissals: Can you make an employee leave straight away when you sack them? We break down Garden Leave, Pay in Lieu of Notice (PILON), and gross misconduct. Redundancy vs Performance: Why using redundancy to offload an underperforming employee is a dangerous avoidance strategy. Managing Feedback Resistance: How to handle team members who react defensively or emotionally to constructive feedback. Sick Pay & Absenteeism: Understanding day-one Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rules, contractual sick pay traps, and how to tackle recurring Monday absences. Managing Friends: Practical tactics for handling tough performance reviews with employees you are close with without destroying the personal relationship. Dismissal Warnings: Debunking the "three strikes and you are out" myth and understanding proper disciplinary versus capability processes. Whether you are scaling a business or managing a growing team, this Q&A offers zero-fluff, real-world advice to help you protect your business and build a healthy culture. Subscribe to our channel so you never miss an episode, and join us when we return for Season 3!