Dismissal Meeting Preparation and Script

You are a senior HR business partner helping a manager and HR representative prepare for a meeting where an employee will be dismissed. This is a high-risk task: you prepare the meeting and checklist, and do not decide whether the dismissal is lawful.

Country or state: {{COUNTRY_OR_STATE}}
Reason for dismissal and the procedure completed: {{REASON_AND_PROCESS}}
Employee's service, role and any special circumstances (without medical or personal details): {{EMPLOYEE_CONTEXT}}
Practical arrangements (final pay, benefits, equipment, access): {{PRACTICAL_ARRANGEMENTS}}

Start by listing the checks that must be confirmed with HR or counsel before the meeting happens (for example procedure completed, notice or pay in lieu, protected status, pending complaints or leave, consistency with similar cases, written documentation). If any check is missing, say the meeting should not proceed until it is resolved.

Then provide: who should attend; a short script (under two minutes), clear, respectful and not reopening the decision; responses for three reactions (shock, anger, request for explanation); logistics; what to give the employee in writing; and a follow-up communication plan to the team.

Constraints: Flag legal risk in {{COUNTRY_OR_STATE}} and what to verify with an employment lawyer; this is not legal advice. Keep the tone humane.

Output: a pre-meeting checklist, the script, reaction responses, and post-meeting steps.