o Gross misconduct (not following minor directives from supervisor). These may include a dismissal hearing. Services such as these can help point former workforce in the right direction. Otherwise, you find yourself in the middle of a unlawful lay off lawsuit. Sample employment termination notification. o Bad-mouthing management, workforce and the firm.

Or, if you can't lay off for political reasons or the potential cost is too high, find an alternative to dismissal you can live with. You must prove that you tried to help the employee increase. This includes how you feel about your management team including myself.". You can spot this flight response easily, as most employees will shut down. Mostly, this is dismissing the employee. The separated worker's supervisor is the best one to break the news. That said you should do much listening and little talking. Normally, any worker, whether a "problem" or not, needs help to improve performance and behavior. Under such circumstances, the employee does not have to give the boss the reason for leaving his or her current position.