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How do you announce firings to your staff?
- By John Wilcox, Moderator
- 7/21/2009 - 2:00pm
- Employment Law , Human Resources , People Management , The HR Specialist Forum , Employee Relations , Terminations
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4 Responses to "How do you announce firings to your staff?"
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said this on 21 Jul 2009 4:45:58 PM EST
Noreen--Even though it seems inadequate, "...doesn't work here any more" is probably the best thing to say. If you elaborate about why someone was fired, or even that the person was fired, you're setting yourself up for a defamation suit. Regardless of what is said, people are going to speculate. Since that is the case, you may as well be as vague as you can.
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said this on 22 Jul 2009 10:22:20 AM EST
I just state that so-and-so is no longer with the company. We wish her/him well. By the making the latter statement it shows professionalism no matter what the circumstances of their departure. I announce whether the position will be filled or not. Then it is important to re-allocate that person's tasks to the appropriate parties until a replacement is hired, if so.
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said this on 22 Jul 2009 3:45:02 PM EST
I agree that's it's best just to say that the person will no longer be with the company. you would also be wise to tell your internal and external customers who will filling in until a permanent hire is made.
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said this on 28 Jul 2009 4:10:40 PM EST
We send a generic email out to our staff entitled "Employee Update" and the only thing we list is the employee name, job title, department and last day. The heading we use is either "No Longer with (Company Name) or New Opportunities. We send this email out for any staffing changes
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