Managers and HR managers play a crucial role in separation processes: they are responsible for ensuring that separations are carried out in a fair and socially acceptable manner. At the heart of a fair separation process is the termination meeting - so it is all the more important to prepare this professionally and well in order to avoid common mistakes.
Mistakes are often made out of compassion or our own insecurity and discomfort that such an unpleasant situation has arisen. To help you avoid mistakes in the future, we have listed a few in this news article:
The following should be avoided ...
... rambling and constantly repetitive explanations
... excuses and justifications
... blame, for example on the management
... allegations that the dismissal would not have been pronounced if it could be decided on alone
... the prospect of further discussions with the management about a possible withdrawal of the dismissal
... refusing help or making promises that cannot be kept
... to limit itself exclusively to the legal point of view
... make unnecessarily comforting or banal remarks, such as "Well, you've just been hit!" or "Just be reasonable, you'll find a way!"
As you can see, these are simple phrases that are easy to say but can just as quickly damage your credibility and honesty.
Hence our credo: the courage to separate - but legitimately, fairly and therefore honestly.
If you need support in a separation process, we are here for you.
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