5 keys to avoid lawsuits when firing people
You have to fire someone. Alright, now this is a sticky subject. This is a difficult, awkward subject for any employer to approach. Unfortunately, it is also an absolutely necessary one. There is a lot of fraud in the world these days. A lot of people looking to take advantage of someone else and make easy money in the process. As an employer, your job is difficult enough without worrying about lawsuits. You always want to avoid even the possibility of a lawsuit when firing someone. Of course, a person can file a lawsuit anytime he or she wants, even if you've been very careful and done everything as appropriately as possible. But you want to protect yourself. Here are 5 tips on how to avoid lawsuits when firing people. Pay attention to these 5 tips on how to avoid lawsuits when firing people so that you can focus on your job and not be distracted and possibly ruined.
1. If a person is performing badly, let them know BEFORE you fire them. That is, let's say you have an employee, Dan, who's just behaving abominably at work. He's late, he's gossipy, he's sloppy in his duties and what's more there's proof that he's been stealing from the petty cash drawer and gambling on illegal cock fighting on Saturdays. In other words, Dan's bad news. Well: you've got to confront Dan on these things as soon as you become aware of them. It doesn't work to simply talk about it behind closed doors, wait until Dan does something really blatantly stupid, and then call him in and say, "That's it, Dan, you're gone." This is one key to really avoiding a lawsuit when firing people. Because Dan can say: "I had no idea, it came out of the blue, now look at me: I'm stuck with a wife and a quiver full of children and how are we supposed to eat?" etc.
