Your comments about filing for unemployment don't make a lot of sense. Someone who is terminated for underperformance can still file for unemployment. Failing t

Your comments about filing for unemployment don't make a lot of sense. Someone who is terminated for underperformance can still file for unemployment. Failing to meet goals set in a PIP is not "misconduct" such that the employee can be said to have been fired for cause, which would make them ineligible for unemployment. Even in clear cases of misconduct it's common enough to simply terminate.