Terminating an employee is hard, and mistakes can lead to lawsuits. This 60-minute webinar on best practices for firing covers what business owners and HR need to know about discipline and termination.
You'll review policies and how to make consistent decisions across employees, the concept of at-will employment and the red flags to look for in discipline and termination policies. The session explains when you cannot terminate and how to reduce the risk of wrongful termination claims.
It also covers handling layoffs and furloughs, including those prompted by COVID-19, in a way that limits legal exposure, and building a termination checklist.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Terminations are among the most difficult decisions a business makes, and business owners often repeat the same costly mistakes. This session highlights the top errors and how to avoid them so your decisions are well reasoned and defensible.
It is aimed at CEOs and other C-suite executives and HR professionals who handle discipline and terminations.
AREA COVERED
- Discipline and termination policies
- Making consistent decisions with employees
- At-will employment
- Red flags in discipline and termination policies
- When you cannot terminate
- Layoffs and furloughs, including during COVID-19
- Wrongful termination lawsuits and how to avoid them
- Developing a termination checklist
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain the concept of at-will employment
- Identify red flags in discipline and termination policies
- Make well-reasoned decisions on employee discipline and termination
- Recognize situations in which you cannot terminate
- Avoid wrongful termination lawsuits
- Develop a termination checklist
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- CEO's - c-suite executives
- Human Resources
Terminations are among the most difficult decisions a business makes, and business owners often repeat the same costly mistakes. This session highlights the top errors and how to avoid them so your decisions are well reasoned and defensible.
It is aimed at CEOs and other C-suite executives and HR professionals who handle discipline and terminations.
- Discipline and termination policies
- Making consistent decisions with employees
- At-will employment
- Red flags in discipline and termination policies
- When you cannot terminate
- Layoffs and furloughs, including during COVID-19
- Wrongful termination lawsuits and how to avoid them
- Developing a termination checklist
- Explain the concept of at-will employment
- Identify red flags in discipline and termination policies
- Make well-reasoned decisions on employee discipline and termination
- Recognize situations in which you cannot terminate
- Avoid wrongful termination lawsuits
- Develop a termination checklist
- CEO's - c-suite executives
- Human Resources