>You typically need to give the under-performing employee at least a chance to improve and meet the required standard - otherwise the hiring company will be lea

>You typically need to give the under-performing employee at least a chance to improve and meet the required standard - otherwise the hiring company will be leaving themselves open to a wrongful dismissal suit. In the USA where most states are "at will" employment, a "PIP" (Performance Improvement Plan) or providing multiple chances for an employee to become better isn't required by law: https://www.google.com/search?q=employee+%22performance+improvement+plan%22+not+required+by+law https://www.google.com/search?q=employee+%22performance+impr... That said, some companies in some industries add a PIP as a social norm rather than a requirement of law. E.g., An underperforming programmer might be put on a PIP. However, in more cutthroat industries... a new car salesman who isn't selling the expected quota of cars or a hedge fund associate who lost several million on a bad stock pick are often fired immediately without any PIP.