Awareness Training is provided for those involved in the separation process. This seminar provides managers with information that reduces the trauma usually associated with terminations. The managers’ stress level can be reduced; a consistent message is communicated across the organization; legal risks are reduced for the employer; and the level of anger on the part of terminated employees can be lessened.

A. How to Manage the Separation Process

B. What to Expect

- Who Should Attend the Meeting?

- Where Should Meetings Take Place?

- What to Communicate

- What to Avoid

- Avoiding Potential Legal Entanglements

C. Handling the Unexpected

- Hostility

- Emotional Breakdown

- Medical Emergency

- Security

D. Handling Requests for References and/or Letters of Recommendation

E. How to Disengage from the Separation Meeting

Length: Approximately 45 minutes, with discussion following presentation.