Can fired poor performer receive unemployment benefits?
Q. One of our employee’s job performance no longer meets our standards. While she used to be a good worker, she’s now making a lot of errors, coming in late from time to time and not getting along with her co-workers ... If we fire her for poor performance—which we would consider termination for cause—will she be eligible to collect unemployment compensation?
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