Famed "hachet man" shows his exact steps in an employee termination...

July 26, 2008

Employee Discharge - You did an inquest for gross misbehavior (sexual

Why a termination is often a kindness for the fired employee

You did an inquest for gross misbehavior (sexual harassment) according to the procedures in Chapter 7. Once you decide this is a low-risk lay off, you lay off right away and give your guideline discontinuance package to the worker. You should expect 1 of 4 worker mind-sets. Undoubtedly, the employee will infer the "fit" problem is a pretext for an illegal reason. The jobholder's attorney-at-law will, of course, know this.

Therefore, use it to communicate to the worker. Often he has already gone to his attorney and gotten coaching on what to ask for. Now and then, a productive worker screws up because of unintentional conduct or on the account of issues in his personal life. You must suspend or immediately fire this person. Typically the cost is 5 to 20% of the worker's annual salary. The way to terminate a worker under contract or union agreement is if the employee has broken the terms of the agreement. You must decide a course of action for the "hardest" part of your job - terminating a worker. To avoid this problem, you must follow the right steps when terminating someone. You'll likely get one of two reactions. The separated worker may sign the agreement at the meeting or may begin negotiating.

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Why a termination is often a kindness for the fired employee