How To Terminate Employees You're 'Just Not That Into'

Law360, New York (July 16, 2014, 11:15 AM EDT) -- People often dread hearing "it's not you, it's me." We all know this platitude is a polite way of telling someone "it really is you." Like a breakup with a significant other, employers often struggle putting together the right words to breakup with an employee. Managers or human resources personnel may grasp at vague reasons for termination such as "we just don't think you're the right fit" or "we've decided to go in another direction," but these vague reasons only raise questions for employees and fact finders....

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