Firing Employees

One of the main problems one faces today in management is firing one’s employee. Firing an employee of a company isn’t a pleasant or sought after job. One must possess grace, kindness, humility, and yet a firm tone while firing an employee. While this is a hard job to accomplish, it is one that one will encounter as a manager. Before one fires an employee, there should be some warnings that have been given to the employee. Employees have the right to know and understand what they need to improve on and one must give them time to improve before firing them. If one’s employee does not improve after one has given him/her proper time to improve, then the manager must fire him/her. Paul Falcone says there are few steps one should take before …show more content…
Brette Sember and Terrence J. Sember wrote on the subject of firing an employee, first thing to do, they suggest, is to gather all the information and documentation of the reasons of why one is firing an employee. To prevent any cases of wrongful termination from a spiteful employee, one must have clear examples, reasons and accounts on why he/she is being fired. Showing one’s employee why he/she is being fired can also show them the skills that they need to become better at for a different job. After one has reflected and made a decision about firing an employee it is best to do it right away instead of putting it off. Delaying the inevitable can cause one become angrier with the employee’s job performance or their attitude, so getting on with the task of firing the employee the sooner, the better for everyone. Being prepared before one brings an employee in to be terminated can assist the process and help everything go a bit smoother. Having the correct papers lined up will speed up the process and get the manager back to his job as soon as possible. Maintaining discretion before firing an employee is important. Everyone in the office will eventually know about the termination and by not discussing the termination, one can be showing respect …show more content…
Sometimes firing an employee comes as a surprise to them, but most of the time they can see it coming if the manager has be giving them warnings. One must be sure to not make a scene while calling the employee into his/her office, humiliating someone in front of their peers will make the employee being terminated to become angrier and will increase the chances of a lawsuit. Joe Kennedy suggests in his book, that when one terminates the employee it is important to have another witness around who can testify that the manager has met all the legal requirements and that the employee understands why he/she is being laid-off. Another thing that Kennedy mentions is to show no emotion while firing an employee, yet as a Christian manager it is important to show that one cares for their employee. Providing severance packages or offering to write a letter of recommendation for one’s employee shows that one cares about the employee and their future even without the company. Showing an employee that one cares for the person and his/her future is key as a Christian manager. It shows that as a manager, one not only cares for their employee’s performances, but also for the employee himself. Telling the employee the straight truth is another way to fire someone as a Christian manager, making up facts about the employee’s performance can only hurt the employee at a later