Have you ever written a termination letter or fired an employee? Here's how.

August 13, 2009

Downsizing - Note this agenda focuses the jobholder on "to

Fire an employee safely. Includes termination letter.

Note this agenda focuses the jobholder on "to do" items. Of course, the sacked employee will claim your "real" reason for sacking her was an unlawful one. This will work to the jobholder's advantage. You should do this before you can consider separating. Today, however, lawsuits for wrongful lay off are common. Therefore, a small business owner or personnel person should keep the termination private and away from the eye of the workplace. Managers and supervisors depend on the Personnel department for proper ways to lay off. This knowledge should aid you set your upper limit. So, if this isn't the employee's first warning, then you must state on the warning form, what warning it is and what the proper action will be if they continue to cause difficulties at the business.

Remember to state specifically the terms of the nondisclosure or private ownership conditions, in case the firm must file a lawsuit against the employee because they break the agreement. Usually, 5 to 15 minutes is enough. You must list any monetary compensation and make clear any worker benefit packages the former employee should receive. The bad employee, it is a manager's worst nightmare. Of course, this is all nonsense because you have told your supervisor before dismissing the worker. o Covering up for another worker's wrongful or unethical schemes. You likely won't have to negotiate hard to get a signed release with most personnel.

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Fire an employee safely. Includes termination letter.