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September 17, 2009

So when you don't give (How To Fire An Employee) a reason for

Our problem employee said after we fired him "what took you so long". He's right. Here's what we should have done.

So when you don't give a reason for a layoff, the worker can only believe you're dismissing her for an unlawful reason which you don't want to talk about. Therefore, it is important for you to either get a difficult individual in shape or to separate her or him before it leads to more problems. You as a owner and manager want to be in total control of the dismissal. You should do this in a series of meetings. When writing a worker dismissal notification, you use for the most part accepted business writing principles.

You should develop a policy to document employee problems suitably. The lay off memorandum should stick to the facts. You hear from her attorney you fired her because she refused to sleep with the manager. On the day of the firing, the surviving employees feel confused, feel guilty for being "a survivor" and feel emotionally drained. Not only do you want the memorandum to be sensitive to the employee's feelings, but you also need to give detailed reasons for the lay off. When writing your letters of separation, include some simple, and obvious, details. o How to do employee firings and layoffs appropriately like an experienced layoff professional. With a release, the worker agrees not to sue you in return for a better-than-normal discontinuance package. o Your worker handbook, application, offer letters or other worker communications say you will only sack for cause. Then you can layoff who you want whenever you want.

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Our problem employee said after we fired him "what took you so long". He's right. Here's what we should have done.