If you are firing an employee, you should understand the process you should go through to minimize any uncomfortable feelings as well as to protect you legally as an employer:

• Proper termination procedures. Know how to use procedures that minimize a fired employee’s resentment toward you and your business.
• Termination meeting. The sole purpose of a termination meeting is to provide a simple and concise statement of the decision to terminate the employment relationship. Using a termination meeting checklist will help you stay on track.
• Exit interviews. Know the procedures to follow if an employee informs you that he or she is leaving and ending the employment relationship.
• Final communication to a departing employee. What you must, or might want, tell an employee who has quit or been fired.

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