Corporate Training By Zack Academy - How to Legally Terminate Employees with Attitude Problems

Why Should You Take This How to Legally Terminate Employees with Attitude Problems Course?

Attend How to Legally Terminate Employees with Attitude Problems and learn how to legally and professionally terminate problematic employees. In today's litigious world, terminating employees is an emotional and legal minefield for managers and supervisors. And that's probably why you've never felt confident enough to terminate these problem employees before now. This seminar will provide you with confidence as you terminate problem employees who are damaging productivity and wreaking havoc on your team's effectiveness. Employees with attitude problems can damage team morale, customer relationships, and management within your organization. Learn how to fix the situation by taking this critical training.

Before You Consider Termination:

• Coaching techniques that will prove in court that you tried to help an employee
• The top 4 frustrating discipline problems you'll face as a manager — and how to solve them
• Making sure all your pre-termination counseling sessions are legal
• Exploring all your alternatives to firing before following through with the termination meeting
• When to bring in your HR department for help and advice
• The 5 steps of progressive discipline
• How to handle the employee who refuses to sign a written warning

Taking the First Steps Toward Firing an Employee:

• Why terminating someone with an attitude problem requires preparation and caution
• Common misconceptions that may be keeping you from firing problem employees
• The best method for documenting problem behavior
• What to do about "good performers" who have a poisonous attitude that wrecks morale
• The link between behavior and attitude and job performance
• 3 tips that tell you when an employee must be fired

Legal Considerations and Cautions:

• Legally acceptable grounds for termination
• What are your responsibilities as an employer? What are your rights?
• Ensuring your termination procedure is legally airtight
• Unlawful reasons to terminate
• How to clearly establish a termination was for just cause
• If you are sued: legal documentation you'll be expected to provide in court

Handling the Termination:

• What to do and say before ... during ... and after firing someone
• The best place and time to terminate an employee
• How to react to the employee who begs for a second chance — be careful about what you say
• A proven plan to follow when you're forced to reduce staff
• Why releases and grievance procedures can be your best legal protection

Emotions During the Termination Process:

• How to anticipate and handle employee emotions during a termination
• Rules you must follow when letting a hotheaded employee go
• How to avoid the one method of firing that will destroy your remaining staff's loyalty and confidence in you
• How to handle the personal stress of firings and layoffs

What to Bring to Class:  Pen or pencil, and paper if you do not want to take notes in your manual. Drinks and snacks will be provided each day. Lunch will be on your own.