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Some straight talk from an expert on layoffs and firings. Sample layoff letter.

June 1, 2008

Insubordination - Whatever your guidelines, you hold ALL your workforce

Terminate fairly for both your business & the employees. Our recommended approach

Whatever your guidelines, you hold ALL your workforce to them using escalating discipline. The business of potential employees claiming improper employment termination is serious. This is especially true if the jobholder senses imminent lay off in his or her future.

Therefore, you must know how to fire an employee appropriately to keep yourself out of hot water. Frequently other workers have to pick up added work so the project gets done leading to inefficiencies. The layoff supervisor is on edge and is ill prepared, the jobholder in question may become angry and rumors fly around the workplace like wildfire. So, you can rightfully dismiss. When you should dismiss a worker, you want to be fully aware of your rights and the rights of a jobholder. The ideal witness is an Hr professional because he or she can aid you with the meeting. Remember you have to let the disgruntled individual be the first to mention resignation for it to stand up in court. You will need to assure workforce that business will continue to run as usual after dimissing this person. You should write a layoff memorandum before dismissing the employee. This employee may have negative conversations with other workers or may often overreact to problems or issues that you discuss. When you lay off a worker for other reasons, you need to use progressive discipline. You should make these available to all personnel in a manual.

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Terminate fairly for both your business & the employees. Our recommended approach