A new supervisor was promoted over the swing shift avionics production line in Houston, Texas. Within his first six months in the position, $7$ of his $55$ employees were terminated. During his first performance appraisal as a supervisor, he was asked why $12\mathrm{.}7$ percent of the employees on his shift were fired. He reported that he had been trained when he was hired and was simply following up on problems that should have been resolved previously. When his boss reviewed the terminations, she found that that the legal department had signed off on all seven terminations and that documentation of poor performance had been started months, and sometimes years, prior. The new supervisor was slightly offended that his decisions and actions were questioned. Why was it important to ensure that the termination process was carried out correctly?

Ensuring the termination process was done correctly would help provide the new supervisor with feedback on what he could improve in the future.

Checking on the termination process allows the supervisor to determine if employees were treated kindly when they were let go$.$

Ensuring the termination process was conducted correctly and by due process provides the greatest legal protection possible for the supervisor and the firm.

Correctly carrying out the termination process enables the company to document poor practices and improve training to avoid these situations in the future.