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Should That Employee Be Fired? Ask These 5 Questions First

October 4, 2014 By Spirit Company

Entrepreneur published Should That Employee Be Fired? Ask These 5 Questions First, discussing when to dismiss under-performing employees.

Making the decision to terminate an employee for poor performance can be gut wrenching. Most business owners want to give their people every chance to succeed, but you can’t continue to invest in poor performers indefinitely. Still, it’s difficult to know exactly when it’s time to call it quits.

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Filed Under: Spirit Post Tagged With: Doug White, Employees, Entrepreneur, Firing, Performance, Polly White

How I Fire People

July 10, 2012 By Spirit Company

Paul Downs published How I Fire People on the You’re the Boss blog in the New York Times. The article talks about how and why to fire employees. It all starts with a simple statement:

The health of the business is more important than the well being of any one employee.

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Filed Under: Spirit Post Tagged With: Employees, Firing, New York Times, You're the Boss

How to Fire an Employee

May 8, 2012 By Spirit Company

The Intuit Small Business Blog published How to Fire an Employee. The article outlines the steps necessary to terminate an employee’s job while covering yourself. Firing the employee starts with having a “solid legal basis” for taking action then taking the following steps:

  • If the employee reports to you, do it yourself
  • Don’t improvise
  • Know what you’re going to say
  • Include a witness to the discussion
  • Escort the employee from the building
  • Ask the employee to sign a release

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Filed Under: Spirit Post Tagged With: Employees, Firing, Intuit Small Business Blog, Lee Polevoi, Legal, Release

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