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February 17, 2010

Fire Employee - Rarely is an employee ever sacked on the

Why a termination is often a kindness for the fired employee

Rarely is an employee ever sacked on the spot unless that employee is a threat to the safety of other workforce or involved in criminal activity. Remember, a court or judge can use any information contained in the notice and anything you say to your personnel at the meeting against you if workers decide to file a legal action or grievance against you. Mention how the incidents in these warnings affected the employee's projects, coworkers and department. Otherwise, you're sending the wrong signal. To prevent this from happening, you should understand the basics of writing an employee dismissal memorandum.

You then meet with the employee. This is one of the hardest steps for employers to take in dealing with a problem individual. So here's the moral of the story. The worst mistake a separating boss can make involves writing the dismissal letter. Your writing should be understandable to someone outside the business. o With high-risk dismissal, you negotiate a release before layoff. Your tone in a verbal warning should be "helpful" not "threatening." For example, you must say, "With these corrective actions, I'm sure your performance will upgrade." This is better than, "If you don't make these corrections in your behavior, you'll force me to evaluate your 'fit' with the company.". Therefore if an ex-worker is a cheat, delusional or bitter, she may decide to sue you for illegal layoff. Step 2-Before the lay off meeting, you must review the employee's financial information. Well-written notifications of termination can ease the pain of sacking. Whatever your guidelines, you hold ALL your employees to them using progressive discipline.

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Why a termination is often a kindness for the fired employee