
Legally Terminating Employees
As a leader, you’re responsible for your team’s performance. A bona fide test of your skills is managing performance problems and implementing solutions. But some employees’ performance problems are beyond solving. To terminate problem employees, you’ll need to build a litigation-proof case of documented performance issues and disciplinary actions that were taken quickly and correctly.
This interactive, virtual course provides the guidance you need to handle discipline and terminations with greater skill and confidence, coping with your emotions and preserving your credibility. Cover all your bases and understand why bulletproof documentation is the best way to protect yourself and your organization from legal challenges.
Course Outcomes
- Getting to the root cause of performance problems
- Using performance intervention to try to turn things around
- Keeping discipline and termination sessions legal
- Creating bulletproof documentation for performance issues and corrective actions
- Maintaining team morale after a termination and coping with the underlying emotions
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Legally Terminating Employees
As a leader, you’re responsible for your team’s performance. A bona fide test of your skills is managing performance problems and implementing solutions. But some employees’ performance problems are beyond solving. To terminate problem employees, you’ll need to build a litigation-proof case of documented performance issues and disciplinary actions that were taken quickly and correctly.
This interactive, virtual course provides the guidance you need to handle discipline and terminations with greater skill and confidence, coping with your emotions and preserving your credibility. Cover all your bases and understand why bulletproof documentation is the best way to protect yourself and your organization from legal challenges.
Session 1: Getting to the Root Cause of Performance Problems
- List the reasons why employees may not be performing up to standards
- Identify the source of performance issues and determine if you’re contributing to the problem
- Know when and how to document poor conduct or unacceptable performance
- Consider the legal ramifications of every performance-related choice you make
- Assess underlying issues that could harm team morale and productivity
Session 2: Using Performance Intervention to Try to Turn Things Around
- Perform early intervention with off-track employees
- Conduct effective performance-intervention sessions
- Avoid communication breakdowns that can escalate problem situations
- Determine when you need to move from coaching to counseling to disciplining
Session 3: Keeping Discipline and Termination Sessions Legal
- Lead effective and legally sound discipline sessions
- Determine whether termination is the best course of action
- Build a litigation-proof case of documented performance issues and disciplinary actions
- Minimize negative repercussions after a termination