Planning for a Notification Meeting
- Write and practice a script (see sample on next page)
- Practice the script by yourself or with someone else (should be someone who has a need to know).
- Schedule the meeting for the day of notification, and start the meeting on time.
- Do not allow the meeting to be interrupted, so have all phone calls and interruptions held.
- Have the written notification of layoff and the ?Employee?s Guide to Layoff? for the employee.
- Follow your script; resist the impulse to improvise.
- Limit the meeting to 10 to 15 minutes.
- Clearly state that the layoff is grounded in business necessity.
- Do not argue with the employee.
- Decide in advance whether there is an operational need to require the employee to work for all or part of the notification period, or will you immediately release the employee, so that you are prepared to inform theemployee.
For Emergencies dial 9+911 & for non-emergencies dial UCSF Police Department at 476-1414.
For additional information see the ”Job Loss and Transition.”