Firing someone can be a harrowing process and with the ever-present distraction of costly tribunal action it’s imperative a business is both firm and fair.
It is the hardest conversation an employer can have with an employee, but contrary to a common misconception, it is perfectly possible to fire somebody legally; so long as you obey some simple rules.
In fact, Mike Emmott, advisor on employee relations at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), believes fear of overly protected employees is an ‘urban myth’. In the organisation’s surveys into business concerns, employee rights are normally way down the bottom of the list after the likes of tax rates and access to finance.
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I was in a similar position last year where I was to afraid of what might happen if i did fire an employee. He has since pulled up his socks!! Interesting read.