termination of employment contract

Dear Mr. Brian Fixter, This letter is to inform you regarding the company’s decision to terminate your employment contract. This termination will be effective immediately upon receipt of this letter. For clarity, the reasons behind this dismissal are as follows: 1. Following the complaint filed by a female coworker regarding sexual harassment, a thorough investigation of the facts of the complaint has been conducted, you have been given the opportunity to defend yourself, however you admitted to the conduct that was reported and have been found liable. We consider that sexual harassment is a breach of respect and disregard for the dignity of a person, such behaviour is unacceptable and contrary to the principles and values that we reinforce in our employees, it is a serious violation to the code of conduct of the company. Without prejudice to any legal action that the person concerned may take against you, the company has decided to terminate your employment contract on the grounds that you have incurred in serious cause for dismissal. 2. Following the complaint filed by one of our valuable clients who alleged that you responded to a complaint on the company's social media, with an intentionally, offensive and discriminatory comment. It should be remarked that this is not the first time an allegation in this ground has been submitted against you, we have given you a warning letter, as we received more complaints, we decided to suspend you for a month, however despite the suspension, the conduct has been repeated and must be consequences for your misconduct. Due to this fact, the company has decided to take actions to prevent this type of behaviour from happening again, and has resolved to terminate your employment contract. One of the essential functions of a social media manager is to stand out our company in a positive way in order to generate a long-term relationship with our customers or potential customers. A conduct such as the one described by the client is considered a breach of that function, which damages considerable the reputation of our company. 3. We have received repeated complaints from the Marketing Manager and his team regarding your unwillingness to collaborate by refusing to release relevant information required for the Multi-disciplinary Project established in the strategic guidelines of the company, thereby failing to comply with the functions established in your employment contract. This behaviour is also impacting negatively on the relationship between team members and unnecessarily delaying the achievement of the goals outlined, directly affecting the company, which is unacceptable behaviour. You have been employed for our company for the past five years, we implemented a Performance Improvement Plan for you, launched on October 10th, 2022, the same that has ended on January 10th, 2023. Although we have given you reasonable time to improve your performance to accomplish the company’s expectations and objectives, we consider there is a sustained lack of engagement on your part to improve, continuously struggling to perform your job adequately. You will be entitled to your salary up to today’s date, as well as the pay for your remaining vacation days and severance pay. We request that you return to our Human Resources Office all the assets of the company in your possession, including the company’s laptop, mobile phone and security swipe card prior to leaving the premises today. In case you need any information or clarification, do not hesitate to contact me via mail to assist you. Regards, Kathleen Udolkin Manager of Human Resources