Ten Tips for Termination
Ten Tips for Termination
When the time comes, remember these ten tips for terminating with care and control:
- Take time to review the termination situation carefully to ensure that all company policies are being followed.
- Take time to prepare your script-your outline of what you plan to say.
- Anticipate how the employee might react to the termination and plan how you will respond.
- Always include at least one other supervisor or manager to assist you during the termination meeting.
- Conduct the termination discussion at a time and in a place where both the employee and the remaining employees will not be unduly embarrassed.
- Identify a way to exit the building that will minimize any embarrassment to the terminated employee and cause the least disruption to remaining employees.
- Always prepare a brief summary report of the termination meeting and file it appropriately.
- Take time to notify remaining employees and, when appropriate, affected company customers.
- Use a comprehensive planning guide to review your entire planning process.
- Remember to always think CARE and CONTROL.
Source: AMI's training video Care & Control: A Better Approach to Terminations