HR Chat: Two-Week Notice

One of your employees has submitted a two-week notice and is an hourly worker who plans to continue working through their notice period. After their first shift, however, you notice they are disengaged and not meeting the expected standards. As an hourly employee, are you allowed to remove them from the schedule, or are you obligated to offer payment for the remainder of their notice period?

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