Terminations should fall into two categories: immediate termination for a gross action or termination for not meeting the expectations in their job description. In either case, the termination should never come as a surprise.
Especially in the months following COVID-19, when income has been unpredictable and the move to online service has changed the landscape of giving and attendance, it can be hard to know what guidelines are helpful in determining appropriate salaries for your staff this year.
The stability in giving has created room in many church budgets to reward their overworked pastors, but deciding how to reward your pastor can be difficult.
Within this form, we clearly see an opportunity for Churches and Christian Schools who had to layoff staff or had a decrease in Full-Time Employee Equivalents (FTEs) will be eligible for full forgiveness of their PPP loan.