What is the best way to fire an employee?

Answer 1

The best way to avoid the possibility of a wrongful termination lawsuit is to take the appropriate steps that can lead to termination.

1. Meet with the employee to discuss the poor performance/behavior issue. Negotiate an agreement with the employee that will resolve the issue. Document the conversation and the agreement in the employee's personnel file.
Establish set times to review the employee's follow through on the agreement.

2. Subsequent problems should be documented in writing at least twice. The final warning should confirm that unless there is an immediate and lasting resolution to the problem, corrective action up to and including termination will ensue.

3. A document should be presented at termination that details the reason for the termination, the actions taken in attempts to avoid the necessity, and the employee's failure to come up to par.

Remember, the primary goal here is to correct the problem and have a good performing employee. Sometimes it works, but the employee must be part of the solution or must eventually go.

Good luck.

Answer 2

document, document, document. Get everything in writing and clearly outline expectations and where employee is falling short. Don't go it alone. Get HR involved early and map out an exit plan. Put person on a performance improvement plan and manage against this plan where you lay out expectations and performance against goals.

At end of day, you want person to leave with sense of dignity. Offer to help them out as they transition but make no promises.

Answer 3

Strip-o-gram. Unless its a female, in which the barber-shop-quartet-o-gram would be better.

They may be sad or mad about it now, but in six months you would be the coolest boss ever and the poor former employee will have a good laugh every time they think about it in the future.

Answer 4

Very carefully, with documented reasons for termination and documented proof that you notified and spoke with the employee regarding the issue and attempted to coach him/her.

Then, you call them into your office, show all the things you have documented that they did wrong and let them know that you are forced to let them go. Their last day will be X.

Answer 5

In Person

Answer 6

Donald Trump has it down to a science.

Answer 7

If you are my boss, don't do it.