Rightful Termination

Overview/Description
 One of the most difficult things you will do as a manager is to tell an employee that his or her working relationship with the company must end. When you take this course, you will learn specific steps to follow when terminating someone's employment due to layoffs, performance problems or misconduct. You will then have the opportunity to apply what you've learned in a role play. Of course, the best way to avoid firing an employee is to do a good job of hiring and managing performance. Therefore, you will learn how to prevent this unpleasant task by interviewing effectively, and by using progressive discipline. This SkillSoft product has been reviewed by the Employment Practice Group of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green. As of the date reviewed, the content of this course is in compliance with federal law and court decisions. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information in this course may become outdated.

Target Audience
 Managers and supervisors

Expected Duration
1.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Leading Causes of Employment Termination

  • identify the potential negative consequences of wrongful terminations.
  • identify two types of rightful termination.
  • correctly identify the cause of an employment termination described in a scenario.
  • distinguish among the three types of wrongful termination.

    • How to Document Performance Expectations and Results

  • recognize the importance of documentation in rightful termination.
  • identify four key aspects of the hiring process that may eliminate or reduce wrongful termination lawsuits.
  • sequence the steps of progressive discipline.
  • identify the three items that should be documented in a performance appraisal when there is a serious performance problem.

    • The Right Way to Say, "Your Job Is Ending"

  • identify why it is important to follow correct procedures when terminating someone's employment.
  • identify which guidelines to follow when conducting a layoff.
  • identify the appropriate actions to take when firing a problem employee, in a given scenario.
  • identify what mistake the supervisor made when terminating an employee in a given scenario.

    • Course Number: HR0157