👋 Hello, team! I am looking for a suggestion, If an employee is in PIP and she/he is unable to successfully come out of it. Are we liable to pay them severance or give them a notice period before termination.

yes I think so

yes, you can give them notice period and tell them to serve full notice, and pay them

when someone is under PIP generally, they are put under a 4 week watch with clear set our expectations from the manager. you can initiate the PIP with the prospect and tell him that just in case he is not meeting expectations, the 4 weeks watch will be considered as notice period to him.

If you have not mentioned (in writing) that the PIP period will be also treated as a Notice period, then you have to either give them the notice period or severance pay. The best practice is if you feel that the employee might not perform well or meet your expectations, indicate all the pros & cons in the beginning. Don't forget to document all the communication.

The same question has been asked and responded. Please find it for your reference https://theshapeofwork.slack.com/archives/C03CYB9103A/p1686807491271139

PIP itself is a notice in a way. Say if you put someone on a PIP for two months and they are not doing well, then you need not pay any severance. I have done two PIPs where I ended up terminating. Our PiP agreement template itself had a clause that if you don't satisfy the requirements during PiP period, your employment will come to an end.

Hello @Nikesh Jain is it possible for you to share the clause or the agreement template?