Perfman HR- When It Doesn’t Work Out With An Employee
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It’s Tough But You Have To Do It Sometimes you can do everything right in the hiring process and still end up with someone who is not a good fit for the job. When that happens, it’s best to end the relationship as quickly as possible. Supporting an employee who doesn’t have the skills, experience, or motivation to do a job is unfair to the employees who do, plus it becomes a drain on the organization. Because hiring is so time-consuming, however, it’s worth trying to preserve the relationship if some coaching on your part can save it. So if an employee is unaware that there is a problem, point it out without delay. Work up a plan with the person and indicate you want to see improvement within a reasonable, but limited, time period — say, two weeks. Be very clear about the improvements you want to see. It is important to immediately document your conversations with notes and put a date on them. Keep them in the employee’s file. Careful documentation could be critical if the employee is eventually terminated and sues over the firing.
Issuing A Final Warning To An Employee If the situation does not get better, issue a final warning specifying a brief period in which the employee must improve (e.g., a week). Describe what you require again and explain how your directives have not been met. Ask if there is a problem the employee is not revealing, and offer to work together to resolve it. If the employee’s work still does not improve, you will know that you’ve done all you can. Deliver the news of termination calmly, objectively, and in private. Because you will have been providing feedback to the employee during the previous three weeks, she will probably not be surprised. It’s always wise to have a representative from your company’s human resources department present. Show compassion but be firm. Your objective is to make it clear that the decision is final while respecting the employee’s dignity. In the end it pays to remember - “The most expensive employee you’ll ever hire is the one you have to fire.” — Mel Kleinman, author of Hire Tough, Manage Easy
About the Author
Sonal Aurora is director and co-founder of Executive Search Firm India. Perfman HR is a premier HR Consulting Company Founded in Mumbai, India. We are an inventive and dynamic Human Resource Company specializing in Executive Search, Recruitments, Training, Learning & HR Solutions.
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