May 30, 2008
Office Gossip - This is not an easy task but, for
This is not an easy task but, for the sake of the company and group spirit of the workplace, you must replace a poor performer with an effective one. The dismissal package need not be elaborate to create goodwill, but the absence of such a program will not go unnoticed by either the laid off employee or those with whom he or she makes later contact. So when you don't give a reason for a lay off, the worker can only believe you're sacking her for an wrongful reason which you don't want to talk about. So what does this mean for you, the boss, if you must separate an underperforming worker? The worst downfall of any business is not following through with the remedial policies and procedures written in firm manuals. Your job, as company boss or owner, is to enforce the workplace rules. Since the employer looks to the Human resources professional as the expert, it's important for the professional to be knowledgeable about dismissal methods, firm policies, anger management and exit interviewing skills. Please don't use use 'downsizing' as an excuse for terminating bad employees, or creating a culture change in the department by replacing old workforce with new ones. The psychological reason for this meeting is to give the employee a chance to "have his say." He desires to inform someone from management how unfair you and the company have been. You must further back-up the jobholder termination form by added papers such as copies of relevant written warnings and worker evaluations, as necessary. This tells the jobholder where her or his shortcoming is and how you expect them to increase.
o Why are you leaving ABC Business? The worker is probably in denial about his circumstances. You may be facing a similarly tough separating or layoff. When you sit down to let the jobholder go, you must be sincere, but professional.