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Letter dismissing at the end of a probation period
What’s a letter dismissing at the end of a probation period and when should you use it?
You should use this letter when you do not want to keep on an employee at the end of their probation period and you intend to dismiss them.
Most contracts of employment should provide for a probationary period.
This time enables both you and your employee to get to know each other and to establish if they are a good fit for your business.
Make sure that the reasons you provide are factual, related to performance, and that there are no known factors that might explain why the employee’s performance during the probation period have been less than satisfactory.
If there are you should consider trying to address these before dismissing the employee.
What else might you need?
For more information on probation periods and how they work, take a look at our guide on this topic.
You may also want to look at our guide to dismissing staff
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