If asked to lay off 15% of my employee population, my first task would be selecting those that will be laid off. Determining who will stay and who will go would result in examination of criteria such as seniority, performance, job classification, and job knowledge and skills (Society for Human Resource Management, 2016). Using seniority alone is not a simple process. Sonority may be the totality of time an employee has worked for an organization, or could be the time spent in a specific department performing a specific job (Fallon & McClennon, 2006).
Next, the employees selected for layoff must be reviewed to assure an adverse (disparate) impact does not exist for any protected class (Society for Human Resource Management, 2016). The protected
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I would attempt to offer salary continuation for a period, pay out sick and accrued vacation time, offer benefits for a continued period or until other work is obtained, and counseling (Society for Human Resource Management, 2016). These offerings may not be required but would hopefully decrease the feelings of ill will expressed towards the organization and decrease changes on legal action …show more content…
The employees must be advised if the layoffs are expected to permanent or temporary and what their expected separation date may be. Employees need to know if there are “bumping” rights in play (Fallon & McConnell, n.d.).
Prior to layoffs, employers must be certain not to discriminate intentionally against any person in a protected class or to unintentionally discriminate against any group of people in protected class (Society for Human Resource Management, 2015). The laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act are equal employment opportunity laws enforced in every state.
The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) has separation agreements in place for the following situations (Society for Human Resource Management, 2015):
None of the employees being terminated are 4o years or older
A single employee age 4o or older is being terminated
More than one employee is being terminated and at least one terminating employee is 4o years old or
The next problem is poor morale. Morale is the job satisfaction, outlook, and feelings of an employee. Right now, employees do not feel secure within the business and are rebelling against it. They do not have a positive outlook for the future of the business and feel betrayed because of all of the people getting let go. The employees right now have a poor morale due to all these factors.
First of all, some people may ask who does the WARN Act cover? Unfortunately, this act does not cover every body; it does protect affected employees who are subject to layoffs due to a proposed plant shutdown or a mass layoff that includes both hourly and salaried workers, as well as managers and supervisors. Employees who work less than 20 hours a week, or part-time, and those whose status is listed as a contractor are not subject to the same protection that is covered under the WARN Act (Department of Labor...
I feel like the premise of this movie was created from a couple of guys sitting at a pitch meeting and one of them said ‘Let’s create a movie about people becoming small and living a miniature paradise’. After almost a decade in development hell, by the time this idea was greenlit, the idea was watered it down to include condescending liberal commentary spoken through the avatar of an Asian immigrant stereotype that would have been deemed racist written by anyone right of Bernie Sanders and said “Let’s give it to Matt Damon!”. And this is how we got Downsizing.
Some of these employees have been complaining about not getting any promotion, and the company doesn’t offer enough benefit. Each time an employee resigns, it cost the company money, and other employees suffer. As an employee of the company, it can
Tenure is a position aspired to by all beginning teachers. Tenure is a form of job security that teachers can earn after they reach a certain level of professionalism (Scott, 1986). Once a teacher has earned tenure they are able to maintain an ongoing employment contract within an educational system, as long as they abide by the rules and regulations outlined in their contract.
Hauenstein, N. A., Holmes, J. T., & Tison, E. B. (2013). Detecting adverse impact: The four-fifths rule versus significance testing. Public Personnel Management, 42(3), 403-420. doi:10.1177/0091026013495762
The process of carefully looking at every decision and the repercussions of that decision is simply good business practice. Every company audits its decisions to make sure its what is right for the company. Firing practices should be no different. To draw some arbitrary line at this point to allow for firing an employee without cause is unethical and egregious business conduct. Due process is simply a sound way of carrying out the practice of removing an employee from the services of a c...
Employer refrain from discriminating due to the age of a person when making employment decisions about hiring, firing, promotions, layoffs, compensation, benefits, job assignments, and training. Those individuals covered by
If employees choose to engage in these behaviors or other disclosures, they will be subject to disciplinary actions to include termination. Terminated employees will be included on a “do not re-hire”
conditions. During this leave the employee's benefits, position, health benefits and pay are protected as
Gomez-Mejia et al. (2016) maintain that “clear communication, marking the occasion, and listening to workers” are several ways to facilitate the transition for the remaining staff (p. 195). HR can support the managers in this endeavor by providing counseling to assist layoff survivors, as well as terminated employees, in understanding and dealing with the changes (Sitlington & Marshall, 2011). Research suggest that communication from a variety of sources such as HR, help employees to understand the circumstances and increase their perception of fairness, which helps to negate the undesirable consequences of the layoff (Tourish, Paulsen, Hobman & Bordia, 2004). Proper information dissemination through the HR team can also help to squelch the spread of unfounded rumors, internally as well as externally through the media, according to Gomez-Mejia et al.
However, realistically there are no specific laws that provide protection for employees who have been wrongfully terminated from their
An organizational human resources department utilizes the hiring and firing process to meet the organization’s personnel needs. Organizational human resource departments are charged with the oversight of an organizations administration department. The practice of hiring and firing people is a process employer’s conducts on a daily basis. This process has to be done in a proper manner and not in haste. The implication that can occur from the improper hiring and firing process could and can have a positive or negative impact on an organization. Therefore, employers must carefully evaluate their decision to hire/fire individuals and its impact on the organizations’ workplace environment and others employees. Human Resource Management is important for an effective organization. In today’s organization, HRM is valuable to the organization because of increase legal complexities and its known for improvement in productivity. However, management should realize that poor human resource management could result in an outburst of hiring process followed by firing or layoffs. According to (Satterlee 2013, p. 194), “Hiring the best candidate who is also a good fit for the organization is crucial for the success of an organization, because a poor hiring decision will have repercussions across the entire organization”. Satterlee made a valid point because poor hiring could have an impact on the bottom line performance of the firm. In other words, HRM is the contributing factor to the success of the organization including motivating and maintain the staffs. The purpose to the motivation is to ensure that all employees grow to a full potential. According to (Sims 2006, p. 5), “HRM efforts are planned, systematic approaches to increasing organizati...
Selection is an integral part of every organizations functioning, as it is the process by which suitable individuals are chosen, from a pool of applicants, of whom HR officers predict will most successfully perform within their job, as set out in the job description and person specification [Torrington, et al., 2002: 188]. While the duration and method of the selection process is versatile and may vary depending on the type of job and type of organization, there tends to be a common 5 stage process by which individuals are chosen. Using current HR models and economic theory on job description and person specification, this essay will examine the main characteristics of the selection process and how these are applied in organizations, such as “Lloyds TSB,” “ScottishPower,” and “Enterprise Rent-A-Car.”
A transition plan is essential for the employees being terminated. As a manager, there are multiple methods to help make a positive transition for laid off employees. A severance package, letters of recommendation and career information can help a great deal at this stage of the process. Encouraging an employee to focus on the future is helpful.