Employee terminations are often complicated and, if not conducted properly, employers can open themselves up to costly legal challenges and negatively affect their business or reputation. Establishing procedures for employee terminations can help employers ensure that employee terminations are conducted in a manner that minimizes legal risks and accounts for various business considerations.
We created a checklist that outlines key steps when conducting employee terminations. However, it only addresses considerations with respect to the involuntary termination of a single employee. This checklist does not consider specific state or local laws or terminations of more than one employee (e.g., group terminations or reductions in force). Therefore, this checklist should be used as a guide, and the steps in this list should be modified to meet the unique needs of each organization.
Click here to view the Checklist for Conducting Employee Terminations.
