Due to the popularity of this training the board has decided to make this training available on demand.

Once you register for this training you will receive the link for the recorded training via email.  

An involuntary separation is stressful for the employee, the people delivering the news, and for the coworkers affected. Unfortunately, it can often mean more than stress. In addition to the costs of replacing an employee, there are many other direct and indirect costs. And high-profile stories of disgruntled former employees causing harm or violence lend real fears to organizations. 

This presentation outlines key steps to prepare for a respectful involuntary separation – before, during and after the conversation. Intended to be practical, we include checklists and helpful tips you can easily adapt to your workplace. With understandable concerns about potential violence, we have a section on reasons to stay connected to former employees and monitor for concerns if necessary. 

For those in HR, we offer a security perspective for reducing potential threats in the workplace and HR tools to mitigate risk. For those in security, we offer tips for leveraging your HR partnership as a security force multiplier. As Sean and Melissa have learned from our multidisciplinary partnership, we’re stronger together!  

ROI examples 

• Attrition/retention (coworkers who are impacted and concerned)
• Litigation
• Reputational risk
• Insurance
• Hard costs

Biography
Melissa Muir
Human Resources Director, Seattle Municipal Court  

Melissa has been an HR professional for 25 years and is passionate about bridging the gap between security and human resources. With an engaging style, she has presented worldwide on ways to partner to reduce threats and increase safety: human problems require human solutions. 

Melissa is the Past President of the Northwest Chapter of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) and supports national ATAP committees. She helped develop a comprehensive video series focused on preventing workplace violence for the federal courts. Melissa holds an MBA from the University of Washington, and a law degree with a focus on employment law and mediation from Seattle University School of Law. 

Biography
Sean A. Ahrens CPP
Security Market Group Leader
Affiliated Engineers, Inc
Chicago, IL 60603 

Mr. Ahrens leads the security consulting practice at Affiliated Engineers, Inc. he has twenty-plus years of experience in the security industry.  Known for his expertise, he has been asked to sit on a variety of standard setting panels including Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Security Industry Association (SIA) and most notably the ASIS Commission on Guidelines.  Mr. Ahrens has conducted 50+ workplace violence assessments, and has used that information to create guidance for clients to prevent these occurrences.  He provides security threat and risk analysis, contingency planning, loss prevention, force protection design and planning for domestic/international commercial, government, educational and institutional Clients.