As soon as you complete the lay offs, you should expect to hear from the press, the investment community, customers and suppliers. If you don't have a firm handbook, you can always post worker rules in the common areas of the office. In fact, I'm ready to write a letter of recommendation at your request and give you a great reference. After you have given her 3 warnings for her bad disposition, you can terminate her. 2) How To fire A Difficult But Hardworking Worker. In addition, when the worker is over 40 and the replacement is younger, you must worry about age discrimination claims. If the firing is due to a layoff, restructuring or downsizing, you can express some sensitivity in the notifications of dismissal. Every business has policies and procedures. Give the business rationale for the layoff including the firm's new strategic direction and business pressures. If the jobholder's personal life is interfering with work, use the company's counseling services. In recent years, we've seen a trend in small business owners placing higher importance on having exit interviews with their sacked and outgoing workers. It will probably not the be the last time you here from the terminated worker.

If you're a Personnel Supervisor, on the other hand, this responsibility may rest on your shoulders as well as on the shoulders of the other supervisors in the business. * Have all of your evidence and eyewitnesses ready. If your rules are legally sound, you can sack personnel on the spot for employment insubordination. If the dismissal is handled suitably by management, this period of lower performance will be brief.