12 Thoughts on Employee Terminations

Michael Fitzgibbon gives us 12 Thoughts on Employee Terminations—from a Canadian perspective—at Thoughts from a Management Lawyer.

His first thought, “You can’t eliminate risk you can only manage it,” resonates with me. When we receive a law suit, a standards’ complaint or a letter from a lawyer, a manager’s first reaction tends to be defensive. “We followed these steps… and that should protect us from being sued.” No, the purpose of process is not to prevent a suit, but to support the employer’s actions should the issue go to some form of hearing.

The optics of the termination are important, because those optics will influence the judge, if you’re challenged.

Categories: Employment-Law