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Termination of employment — Tennessee Templates

Including a policy that addresses termination of employment in the employer’s handbook or manual is advisable for several practical reasons.

First, such a policy may encourage employees who decide to quit or resign to provide reasonable notice of their intent to leave their employment. Such notice will be helpful to the employer in locating and training replacement personnel. The provision that eligibility for rehire will be lost for failure to provide the required notice may constitute an added incentive for many employees to furnish such notice. Importantly, the policy should not withhold a vested benefit, from an employee who chooses not to give the required notice.
Second, a termination policy reminds the dissatisfied employee that there are administrative channels that may be of help in correcting an employment problem. A good employee leaving due to job dissatisfaction might be reminded, either by the policy or by human resources personnel, that a resolution to the problem could be found by exhausting available, but untapped, avenues of recourse.
Third, assuming an exit interview is a part of the termination policy, the exit interview serves as a good opportunity for the company to determine the basis...

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