Handling the holiday shutdown: When missed shifts and misconduct trigger termination

Featuring Brit Looije,Compliance Officer at BrightHR.

Watch our latest webcast where we discussed everything you need to know about how to be compliant in 2026.

We covered:

• Holiday misconduct — when a party incident becomes a termination risk and why you must investigate before acting.
• Absences & no-shows — sudden call-outs, denied-vacation fallout, and what to do when staff simply don’t show.
• Discipline vs. termination — how employers get burned when skipping steps and what actually holds up as “for cause.”