November 9, 2007
This is a way to ensure the Ricks (Severance Package)
This is a way to ensure the Ricks and the Marias of the world can't bankrupt your business and damage your career. So, if you do need to terminate one of these personnel you should avoid being on the losing side of an unfair dismissal case. This specific notice frequently follows the worker warning memorandum. You should do this in a series of meetings. Nothing can be more difficult then sacking a pregnant employee. They should then sign the warning form and have the insubordinate worker sign it as well. The jobholder has a bad demeanor. o Did the manager properly apply progressive discipline and adequately investigate for gross misconduct? You don't want the insubordinate worker to say he didn't know he could lose his job. Your writing should be understandable to someone outside your small business. Since it is such a substantial document, you should consider several key elements when writing a lay off memorandum.
No federal or state law compels you to give a severance to a laid off worker. For the most part, you don't have enough information to decide if insubordination occurred. o What did the accused worker, the accuser and the corroborators say? When an employee is violent, caught stealing from the business or threatens the safety of other coworkers, you have a cut-and-dry case for termination. This leads to the jobholder feeling you didn't give him his "due." In such cases, suspend the employee for 3 days with pay to let everyone's emotions cool off, carry out a fair examination and prepare a proper dismissal.