@skotl said:
This is spot on. @skotl said:a PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) is typically, as suggested, a mechanism to show that everything was done right before firing someone. It's about being seen to follow the process, rather than a genuine desire on the company's part to actually improve that person's performance.
We also employ people in the U.S. and my understanding is that, with the exception of some states, an employer can pretty much fire anyone at will, as long as it's not discriminatory (gender, race, disability). There is typically no need to have any kind of PIP in place prior to firing.Actually, in the US there is a reason for at-will employers to fire someone for cause. If they fire without cause then the employer must pay a portion of the employee's unemployment benefits. This is usually a state law rather than a federal law.