October 17, 2008
Severance Package - 7 Steps for Managing Your Online Reputation
What's your reputation on the web? Do you even know what other people are posting about you and your business? Here are 7 basic steps you can take to ensure that your reputation doesn't become negatively impacted by what's being said about you online.
Wrongdoing, but long tenure - You give the employee a final written notice (see Chapter 6 for long-tenure, single-offense workers). Your worker termination memorandum should summarize the grounds for dismissing and the effective date of the layoff. You must work to make this transition go as smoothly as possible. You company should sack one of its personnel and the entire workgroup is feeling the effects. The question I'd like you to consider is, "What would our separation package need to look like for you to fire from the company and start a new assignment somewhere else? The key phrase is "unlawful reason." And since you have over 39 federal, state and common laws to consider, keeping these improper reasons straight can be a tough job.
You're now open to illegal discrimination claims from the "bad" ex-employees. When you dismiss an executive for terrible productivity (with or without a contract), it's mostly for his organization's lack of results and not for his personal behavior. These can include lawsuits claiming you were discriminatory or claiming that you wrongfully dismissed the jobholder. This will help not only the employee, but also the supervisor and the workplace group spirit. Sample Employment termination Notice: For Employee Theft or Misuse of Business Property. Small business managers and owners must be careful when sacking and laying off personnel, because their company's survival is at stake. Your employees can't do their jobs unless everyone obeys the company rules. When an employee is violent, caught stealing from the company or threatens the safety of other coworkers, you have a cut-and-dry case for dismissal. Under Supervisor's Directives, you give the worker the measurable goals and behaviors which serve as the performance guideline.