Managers have to show they’ve acted reasonably given the circumstances, and kept things fair for everyone. That means they can’t dismiss someone for the same offence someone else got away with. And they need to give the appropriate amount of notice that’s in the employee’s contract....
No one enjoys the process of firing employees—whether you’re the one doing the terminating or the one getting the bad news. But the hard truth is that sometimes it’s necessary to keep your business running as smoothly as possible....