Letting Employees Go the Right Way

If you ask a manager what they think the most difficult part of their job is the majority of them will say it's firing an employee.  Large multi-national businesses like Seament Holding and small mom and pop operations all have to deal with the unpleasantness of having to fire workers.  Despite what some disgruntled employees think, most managers dread having to hand out pink slips.  And to make matters worse, if they end up terminating an employee the wrong way their company could end up with a nasty lawsuit.  If you think you'll have to resort to employee termination soon, follow these tips to make that it goes as smoothly as possible.

Remember That Firing is A Last Resort

Is this the first time the employee has caused a problem, or have you addressed the issue several times before?  Firing an employee should only happen if you've tried every other tactic possible to change their behavior.  Unless if they've broken a very important company rule, try to see if there's anything else you can do to help them keep their job. 

Be 100% Certain About It

There era of zero-tolerance and lengthy employee contracts hasn't made making the decision of firing an employee any easier, if anything it's made the termination process more time consuming and difficult. Before you officially fill out the termination paper work it would be wise to carefully review company rules and the employee's individual contract to ensure that you're making the right choice. 

Don't Argue

Sometimes when people are told that they're being let go they stay silent, others may get angry or even openly weep.  When people get emotional when they're being fired they may try to bargain or argue with their bosses, and that's why it's important to remember to not join in on the disagreement.  If you see an argument looming on the horizon remind them that the time to talk is over, your word is final and there's nothing they can do to change it.

Seament Holding: How it All Came to Be

Even though it has been a major player in the cement industry for decades, Seament Holding started small, just like any other business. It's interesting to think about how one set of hands could start something that would go on to be so gargantuan, but that is precisely what happened when Alex Bouri conceptualized Seament. Let's examine how far this fifty-plus year-old company got to where it is today.

It was in 1961 that Seament transactions began; in their first years, they claimed the title of the first cement company to do bulk shipments. The immense success made it plausible them to acquire their first vessel just seven years later, which would allow them to broaden their clientele to many other countries around the world. By 1973 the company shipped out over 2 million tons of cement yearly on average.

At some point, business growth and heightened demand called for bigger ships. Thus, Seabulk Shipping was born, a company that could ship mass quantities of building materials. It started as just a small business ran out of Greece, but grew exponentially. Before they knew it, the top cement companies worldwide began employing these services, as it was extremely useful for gaining customers – Seabulk could ship to nearly any port. When the size of their shipments became too large for the receiving ports to handle, the floating terminal was born.

Since the dawn of the floating terminal, Seament is now a company that is recognized worldwide. Its revolutionary concept has allowed several countries to emerge from their cement crises and begin industrializing once more. As of a decade ago, Seament Holding now both manufactures and ships cement and continues to provide solutions for lesser-privileged countries.