How to Lay Off Your Employees

Laying off your employees is never easy for anyone to do, but it may be your job as a manager. Use these tips to let your employees off with the least amount of damage.

Things You'll Need

• Professionalism
• Quick Acting

Instructions

1. You should act quickly when you are about to lay someone off. Don't have them wondering if they are about to be laid off. This is to prevent your staff's productivity from dropping off or having people switch jobs in anticipation of job cuts. This will also give people a quick notice to look for another job.

2. You need to stick to the book. Do everything in accordance with the law and by your companies policy. You don't want a lawsuit or long trial to follow if you lay off someone in an unprofessional manner.

3. Have all the details and answers as to why you are laying off your employees. Some may want to know and they deserve to know why they are being let go.

4. Don't sugarcoat it or try to get around doing it. Just be straight forward and professional about it. Don't lie about anything or talk about good times in the past.

5. Try to help them out in any way possible. Write a recommendation letter to a potential job for them or put them in contact with a job agency. This will take the ease off of you and they may see you as a human being with compassion rather than their worst enemy.

Tips & Warnings

• Laying off someone from work is hard, but if you use these tips, it will make the process a much smoother transition.