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Google’s Hiring Techniques: What Are They and What Can We Learn from Them?
As of 2010, Google had over 24,000 employees worldwide. We know that they’ve only grown in the three years since, but how and where does Google find all their employees?…
Job Market: What’s Ahead for 2013?
JOB MARKET: WHAT’S AHEAD FOR 2013? A year ago, many conversation about labor market growth came with a caveat.and it will depend on election. while the contest has been settled,…
Study Says No-Hire Is Better Than A Bad-Hire
A recent survey has revealed that in the past year almost three-fourths of all businesses have been negatively impacted owing to bad hires. A quarter of who have said that…
Employees Claim Their Workweek Was Changed So Company Could Avoid Paying Overtime
Five current and former employees of Redland Energy Services in Arkansas initiated a civil suit against the company. The plaintiffs alleged that Redland had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act…
Companies Looking to Hire Younger Vets
Over the past few years, the unemployment rate for younger military veterans in the United States has been worrisome, with a number of young veterans out of work and unemployed,…
Man Alleges UPS Did Not Hire Him Because He Had Been Born a Female
A man who was born a female claimed that UPS didn’t hire him as a part-time package handler because the company had discriminated against him based on his gender, sexual…
Passed Over for Promotion — A Lack of Qualifications, or Because of the Man’s Age?
Not being promoted in the workplace is most often due to a lack of qualifications. That’s one of the reasons proffered by the Nordam Group for a former employee, but…
Was Applicant Not Hired for Failing Drug Test, or Because He Was HIV Positive?
A job hopeful who applied for a position at a clinic was not hired after failing a drug test. He claims that, since he’s HIV positive, the clinic was merely…
Man Alleges He Was Promised Chef Position For Full Year at Steakhouse in Honolulu
A man allegedly promised the executive chef position at the then-pending Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Hawaii was removed from said position soon after the restaurant held its grand opening. He took…
Was Sales Rep an Independent Contractor, or Was There a Breach of Contract?
A sales rep claimed that the company whose products he promoted and sold was in breach of contract. His ensuing lawsuit became a simple matter of whether or not the…
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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