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Are Americans Opting Out Of Parenthood Because A Baby Costs Too Much? Here’s The Bringing-Up Baby Price Tag
Is it not ironical that most Americans will go to extreme lengths to save for buying a home or to save for their retirement, but will put off starting a…
Guess What Else Was Lost During The Recession? There Were Fewer Babies Born
The recession cost us a lot in terms of jobs, earnings and a myriad others things, but a report reveals that the birth rate fell to its lowest since 1920,…
Christmas And The Holidays Season Hijacked By Big Stores: Local Economy Crushed Underfoot
Come December and there is a mad rush to stores and online vendors to buy things, like they will not be available again. The media creates a hype that goods…
Can Money Buy Happiness? A New Study Says For $161,000, It Can
There have been many studies that have sought to put a price tag on happiness. How much does a person need to make him say, okay this is enough I…
New Price Tag Of Gifts Itemized In Classic Christmas Carol: A Whopping $107,000 Plus Taxes
As Christmas nears, one would do well to recollect the memorable carol that itemizes a series of gifts that the poet gives to “my true love” on twelve days of…
When You Are Laid Off Instead Of Your Coworker
Companies lay off workers for a variety of reasons, financial constraints or restructuring the labor force, being two of the prime reasons. But if you find that you have been…
New Census Bureau Report Says That 49.7 Million Americans Are Living Below The Poverty Line
A new census report that also accommodates medical costs and work-related expenses has come with the alarming statistic that America’s poor are touching 50 million – it says that last…
Calling In Sick? Here Are Some Excuses Other Employees Have Tried
Some days you just don’t want to be at work. So you take a sick day. But what’s the reason for calling in? A recent survey posted on CareerBuilder’s website…
The EEOC Accuses Businesses of Discriminating Against Pregnant Employees
The EEOC recently brought lawsuits, on behalf of former employees, against two businesses for purported discrimination against pregnant employees – a restaurant chain and a security company. Bayou City Wings…
Did Supervisor “Set Up” Salesperson to Fail for a Reason to Fire Him?
Did a company interfere with an employee’s FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) rights and retaliate against him for taking FMLA leave? That’s just what a man claims in a…
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 [...]
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