Successful Termination (video)

Key Features

Format: Video or DVD
Length: 39 min.

Termiantions are tough. Learn how to do them properly.

Learn how to deal constructively with problem employees -- and how to terminate, if necessary, both appropriately and legally.

This essential video will help your managers terminate problem employees properly, and in compliance with the law. As important, it will also help managers avoid terminations, by teaching performance management techniques that can help problem employees to "shape up."

Part 1:  Avoiding Terminations

• Identifying the problem employee
  
• Right and wrong responses
  
• Helping an at-risk employee salvage the job
  
• Documenting expectations
  
• Three stages of progressive discipline

Part 2:  When Termination Is Appropriate

• Maintaining respect
  
• Organizing discharge discussions
  
• Preparing for the discharge
  
• The termination meeting

Managers and supervisors will learn to set expectations for job performance, utilize job descriptions and performance management, institute progressive discipline for problem employees, and dismiss employees fairly and legally.

Terminating employees can be the hardest part of management. This video will help managers perform this difficult task better, and it will help them comply with key employment laws.