Firing people is one of the most challenging things managers and business owners must do. Terminations can also open you up to lawsuits. Employees may claim that you terminated them because of their race, gender, or other protected characteristic.
So, sometimes managers resort to underhanded tactics to get people to quit independently. Yes, there is a legal claim that an employee can make of something called “constructive discharge,” but the standard for that is pretty high. The employee must show that the employer created a hostile work environment where no reasonable person would stay.
But if you just want your employee to quit because you’re too uncomfortable with tough conversations (or worse, your employee is a good one, but you want to hire your college roommate’s ne’er-do-well son), here’s what to do.
To read the list of nightmare behaviors, click here: 10 Simple Ways to Get Employees to Quit
