precautions are to be taken while visiting the employee with adverse career impact

6. What precautions are to be taken while visiting the employee with adverse career impact by invoking the terms of contract or statutory provisions? Two precautions must be ensured under the above circumstance (a) The provisions of the contract or the statutory provisions must be adhered to – say the length of the notice period, the conditions and procedure prescribed in the statutory provisions such as FR 56 (J), etc. (b) The order of discharge must not cast any stigma on the employee concerned. For example, the order discharging a probationer should not mention any deficiency on the part of the employee. The discharging authority has no power to cast any aspersion on the competence or character of the employee without providing any opportunity to clarify his/her position.