{"id":1212,"date":"2019-01-17T19:53:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/termination-checklist-tips-from-the-nfls-black-monday\/"},"modified":"2019-01-17T19:53:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:53:47","slug":"termination-checklist-tips-from-the-nfls-black-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/termination-checklist-tips-from-the-nfls-black-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Termination Checklist: Tips from the NFL\u2019s \u201cBlack Monday\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

As is the tradition, there were several NFL head coach<\/a><\/span> terminations on \u201cBlack Monday\u201d \u2013 the day following the end of the regular professional football season. None of these terminations were a surprise. NFL head coaches understand that winning a lot of football games is a job expectation and losing too many games is a terminable offense.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Give Fair and Timely Feedback\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Outside of sports, however, the criteria used by employers to evaluate job performance is seldom as objective as wins v. losses. Nonetheless, terminations based on performance should never be a surprise. \u00a0Employees should know what their roles are, what is expected of them, whether they are meeting the employer\u2019s expectations, and what the consequences will be if they fail to meet such expectations. Conducting honest and fair performance evaluations and communicating with employees about their performance throughout the year, are important steps to effectively manage employee performance.<\/p>\n