&quot;I think the consensus in the grown-up business world is &#x27;fire immediately for cause.&#x27;&quot; Concurring that this is the correct answer.<p>I make this statement from the perspective of having employees since 1979 in multiple concurrent  businesses.  If they have no respect at the beginning they will have less respect next week.<p>You must choose between your business and the new guy.  In a year, you will have one or neither.