Thank you for this thoughtful reply. Here in Pakistan, salary deductions are quite common and that is often how discipline is maintained, because people respond to consequences. For example, if I take a single day off from the hospital beyond my casual leaves, 2,500 rupees are deducted per day.

I genuinely do not want to ruin his future. I really want him to continue working because he is very good at his job as a dental assistant. The only issue is his attitude. I have already scheduled interviews with a few other dental assistants starting from the month of Julu. Let us see how that goes.

One thing I do know for sure is that I will be deducting a portion of his salary in June to make it clear that he cannot continue taking things lightly. Perhaps hearing about these interviews while sitting at the assistant’s desk will help him understand that no job comes with absolute security, and maybe that realization will make him take things more seriously.

Ps: no, I didn't hire him, my brother did but since my brother moved abroad, everything's on me now