Oracle Database Tips by Donald Burleson

Have Security Arrangements in Place

The IT manager should take precautions by making security arrangements prior to the act of dismissal. Having to take immediate actions in response to a violent attack without a supporting security infrastructure that is familiarized and activated could have very negative consequences.

The manager must be proactive in reviewing the securityprocedures of the company, having the security department phone number on hand, notifying security personnel of the time and location of the dismissal, and making known to security the approximate time they will be asked to escort the fired employee of company premises.

If the manager notices the employee who is being fired is starting to get worked up, he or she can either inform the employee that security personnel are on standby and can be called into the meeting, or immediately call security into the room if events are unraveling rapidly.

It would be advantageous to have another company representative present during the firing such as Human Resources  or security personnel. This arrangement reduces the chances that the employee will become violent since he or she is outnumbered and there is a witness to any attacks.

Any threats made against other employees should prompt the manager to take precautions for those individuals such as providing escorts for the targeted individuals to their cars on company property for a period of time.

The above book excerpt is from:

You're Fired! Firing Computer Professionals

The IT manager Guide for Terminating "With Cause"

ISBN 0-9744486-4-8

Robert Papaj 

http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2005_1_firing.htm