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Employment Termination Letter

ChatGPT beginner Document Drafting

The Prompt

Draft a professional employment termination letter for [Employee Name] from [Company Name].



Termination details:

- Reason: [performance/redundancy/misconduct/restructuring]

- Last working day: [date]

- Severance offered: [amount/weeks]

- Benefits continuation: [COBRA/other]

- Return of company property required: [list items]

- Non-compete/non-solicitation reminder: [Yes/No]

- References policy: [what company will say]



Tone: Professional and respectful

Avoid: Admitting fault or creating legal liability

Include: Next steps for the employee

Length: Under 300 words

Have legal counsel review before sending.
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How to Use This Prompt

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  2. Open ChatGPT or Claude
  3. Paste the prompt and replace anything in [brackets] with your own details
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