It's time my farm worker and I part ways

It is always wise to seek legal advice before dismissing an employee, writes Stephen Coppinger

The responsibility lies with the employer to prove that they had fair grounds for dismissal.

Dear Stephen, 

I am a farmer who has had two employees helping me around the farm for the last few years. In recent months, I have found that one of the employees has become quite difficult to work with on a day-to-day basis, sometimes refusing to complete tasks that I have given to to him and the work overall is not up to standard.