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Unions Are Wrongly Pilloried: Without Them Hard Work Would Fetch Peanuts
Psychologists say that if you repeat a lie over and over again it starts getting mistaken for the truth. One of the biggest falsehoods floating around in the country is…
Prejudice Against Black Working Women, As American As American Pie: Separate Yardsticks For White And Black Women
Two black women with immense potential and the capacity to reach the topmost echelons of their respective workplace were not allowed to fulfill their aspirations and forced to abdicate them,…
Democrats Are Sympathetic To Their Cause, The Republicans Couldn’t Care Less: Would America Be Better Off Without Unions?
Barely have the elections ended and the new administration got down to tackling issues that had been earlier put on the back burner, when it is having to deal with…
Worker at W.W. Grainger, Inc. Claims Sexual Discrimination Because Females Weren’t Fired
A male employee working overtime for W.W. Grainger, Inc. was fired was his apparent misconduct. But two co-workers, who were disciplined for similar actions, didn’t lose their jobs. And because…
Darden Restaurants Backtracks On Slashing Full-Timers, Following Negative Backlash And Drop In Sales
Following strong criticism, customer boycott and a resultant loss in sales, Darden Restaurants the owner of such eateries as Olive Garden and Red Lobster has retracted on its wish to…
Port Workers Get A Dollar An Hour Increase For Strike That Cost $8 Billion
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said that the crippling strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach had been resolved, after an agreement was reached between the workers…
Car Salesman Alleges Discrimination After He’s Not Allowed to Park His Ferrari at Work
A car salesman for a Florida company made a claim of racial discrimination when his bosses wouldn’t allow him to park his Ferrari in the employee parking lot. He further…
Fast Food Workers Say They’ve Been Exploited For Too Long: Demand Higher Pay And Better Working Conditions
Strikes seem to be the order of the day and on the menu of most workers, as news comes of the strike by fast food workers, close on the heels…
Part-Time Workers May See Decline in Hours
There will be over 50 part-time workers, all of whom are uninsured, who will see a decline in the amount of hours available to them this week. The reason for…
Railway Worker Initiates Legal Action After He’s Fired for Violating Company Operating Rules
An employee working for the Kansas City Southern Railway was fired for six violations of the company’s operating rules within three years. He claimed the termination was racially motivated, basing…
HR Career Resources
Firing Is Fiery!
HR Career Resources is a weekly column authored by HRCrossing, the nation's leading human resources jobsite dedicated to getting HR professionals jobs.
For most human resources professionals, hiring a new candidate is a jubilant moment. However, needing to fire one of their existing employees is one situation they pray hard to avoid getting into. Unfortunately, the need to fire an employee for the health of the organization is inevitable at times. In such cases, HR professionals are not left with a choice. However, firing an employee does not always have to be a bad experience. Terminating an employee’s services can sometimes be the best solution for an organization or the employee himself. Reasons for termination may include a lack of productivity, misconduct, a loss to the organization owing to the carelessness of the employee, and other issues. Human resources professionals faced with the situation of firing an employee need to tackle each [...]
September 17, 2012 Read More
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