How to write your Employee Termination Letter
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Writing the Employee Termination Letter document
Current Date
Re: Notice of Immediate Termination.
Dear First Last:
This is a notice of the Company's intent to terminate you from your position as Contract Job Title for insert termination reason or requirement, such as misconduct or poor performance. As you well know, we have discussed insert termination reason or requirement a number of times over time period in question.
Your latest job performance evaluation shows that you agreed to improve in the following required areas:
After discussing this with you on insert date discussion took place, you agreed insert agreement to address performance or misconduct concerns or issues, as evidenced by your signature on the performance evaluation dated insert date on performance evaluation form.
A second performance evaluation, date of second evaluation, showed that you still needed to improve your performance in the following required areas:
On insert date warning letter was sent, a letter of warning was issued to you via certified mail, which outlined immediate corrective action concerning your poor performance. Your continued failure to follow insert expectations, guidelines, conduct, job duties, etc. is inexcusable and we can no longer allow your continued performance to endanger the morale, affect other employees' performance, etc. As of Current Date, your employment with Company Name is terminated.
I am enclosing a package of information for your reference regarding termination of your employment. I strongly suggest you read through this in order to understand your rights and obligations concerning your separation of employment from Company Name. If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Manager and not your Supervisor concerning this termination.
Human Resources Manager
cc: Human Resources Manager
Department Manager
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