In the normal course of business, it is inevitable that an employee termination letter will be needed at some point. Although the decision to terminate an employee might not be an easy one, the process that an employer must take to dismiss an employee the proper way is even more challenging; wrongful termination can leave an employer open to possible retribution by way of a lawsuit. In order to
. avoid this type of situation, and to make sure all of the laws and regulations have been followed correctly, it imperative that the employer have access to information that can help him or her navigate through the process. An excellent website that an employer can visit to gain more insight on the proper steps to terminating an employee, and how to draw up a proper employee termination letter, can be found at http://www.legalzoom.com/legalforms/Employee%20Termination%20Letter.pdf. Here, employers can peruse an entire step-by-step guide to the termination process. The site offers a checklist of things to do and not to do, a guide to writing the actual termination letter and a sample of an actual termination letter. There are other sites that offer more insight and other examples of termination letters that employers can review and use. One such site can be found at http://www.sampleemployeeterminationletter.com/. This site offers visitors to its page letters, forms and termination tips to help ensure that the termination process runs smoothly. It also gives samples of termination letters based on different reasons, such as poor work performance for one, and there is also a termination guide that visitors can review. Other websites also give free access to samples of employee termination letters and advice on how to properly address the issue with an employee. Some of these sites include http://www.businessballs.com/employmentterminationletterssamples.htm, which offers various samples of letters in response to a termination notice. Other sites include http://www.lawdepot.com/contracts/employment-termination-letter/ and http://hr.sc.edu/profdevp/classes/epms/handouts/sample.letters.pdf. More Reference Links: http://www.legalzoom.com/legalforms/Employee%20Termination%20Letter.pdf http://hr.sc.edu/profdevp/classes/epms/handouts/sample.letters.pdf
