Firing at Will shows managers and employers how to do the most difficult part of their jobs: firing employees. Written by a leading employment lawyer in a refreshingly unlawyerly style, this guide takes the reader through the always-risky process of letting an employee go. Many employers and managers are afraid to pull the trigger when the employment relationship has broken down, and will postpone the decision by using progressive discipline and performance-improvement plans. However, an employer must be able to unload employees who threaten to undermine the company and its prospects, regardless of the risks involved in a termination. This book explains how to do it, how not to do it, and how to minimize the danger of an expensive employee lawsuit.   No one said being an employer or a manager was easy. Fortunately, knowing how to fire employees will make your job much, much easier in the long run and save you heartache. Firing at Will teaches you what you need to know, without any legalese or boring recitations of statutes and case law. This book is filled with plain-English common sense, based on Jay Shepherd’s 17 years of protecting employers in court. The style is conversational and often irreverent, but the lessons and tips are battle-tested. If you want to be a successful manager or employer—and sleep easier—you need to know how to fire at will.       Gives employers and managers real-world advice on how to fire employees      Teaches how to keep your company—and yourself—out of expensive employee lawsuits      Guides you toward building a workplace where you’ll need to fire fewer employees            What you’ll learn     How to make the ultimate decision to fire an employee, and how to carry out that decision      The 30 riskiest employees to fire      The critical “Retained Dignity” factor, and why you need to keep it as high as possible      Why progressive discipline and performance appraisals are ineffectual      How your hiring methods and decisions can help you avoid firing employees later      How to have “gruntled” employees who wouldn’t dream of suing you   Who this book is for           Firing at Will is a handbook for managers, employers, business owners, human resources professionals, and in-house counsel. Most of these readers will have had very little training in the hows and whens and whys of firing employees. Most people just follow their instincts, often leading to disastrous consequences. For anyone who has the responsibility of hiring and supervising employees, Firing at Will gives guidance and direction to lower the risks of employee terminations.             Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Hardest Part of Your Job       "At Will" Is Alive and Well      The Freedom to Fire      Risky Business: The Perils of Employee Lawsuits      The 30 Riskiest Employees to Fire      Why Me? The Reasons for Firing      How to Fire an Employee      Retained Dignity      The Paper Trail      Second Chances and PIPs       Sign of the Times: Layoffs       Discrimination Cases: Part 1      Discrimination Cases: Part 2      A Big Payday: Wage Cases      He Said, She Said: Sexual Harassment      Lawyering Up      Throw Out Your Personnel Handbook      Hiring to Avoid Firing      Gruntled Employees      Appendix B: Firing Around the World      Appendix A: Firing Checklist      Appendix C: Sample Documents

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