Employee Terminations: Best Practices and Scripts

How to run termination conversations with confidence

Terminations are never easy. The reality: They're incredibly stressful. Without a clear plan, it’s easy for discussions to go off track, create confusion, or increase legal risk.

Learn how to effectively navigate employee terminations with best practices and scripts from Emily Herron, an HR leader who spent the past 10+ years leading and building HR teams at high-growth tech companies including Plaid and Hummingbird. Inside, you'll find her step-by-step guide and ready-to-use scripts. Discover:

• A framework to running terminations to ensure your t’s are crossed and your i’s are dotted

• 3 structured scripts for both performance-based and incident-based (for-cause) terminations

• A team communication template to inform others about the departure and minimize disruption

You’ll walk away feeling confident and clear on how to approach termination conversations, maintaining trust and protecting your organization.