If You Must Terminate Employment D iscrimination in discharging an employee is illegal. Do not discipline an employee based on age, race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, disability or religious creed. O rganize your thoughts and your plan. It is usually not advisable to terminate someone s employment when you are caught up in emotion. C ommunicate to the employee the reasons for your decision.
M eet with the employee in a private location.
E mphasize the business reasons for your decision. Policies should be applied to all employees uniformly in decisions regarding discharge. T ake the time to document clearly, the facts about your decision to dismiss an individual from your organization.