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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…
Courts Decide if Firefighter Should be Paid as a Volunteer or as an Employee
A firefighter for the Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department in Florida sued, claiming that he was not being paid minimum wage or overtime. The question in court became one of…
Judge Confirms Firing of Administrator
A judge in Lebanon County has confirmed the firing of an administration for the Lebanon school board after the administrator was accused of lying to the school officials. The Judge,…
Coverys Recently Promoted Employees
The Coverys Company, known for being a provider of liability insurance, has recently made a major announcement about the promotion of several employees working for the company. Three employees, Donna…
Employment Issues for Veterans
Jack Choate, a 48 year old man, once drove a truck for the Army National Guard of Ohio while Iraq war was taking place but ended up losing his job…
New Challenges in Idaho for Older Workers
Mark Slussler has worked has as a power engineer in Idaho for nearly three decades. However, he has plans to retire during the month of July. And, as he leaves…
Employers Using Social Media to Learn More About Job Applicants
There was a time when employers learned what they could about prospective employees with information garnered from interviews and background checks. A recent survey from CareerBuilder, however, showed that your…
FedEx to Pay $3 Million for Discriminating Against 21,635 Applicants
FedEx recently agreed to a settlement of three million dollars to resolve charges of hiring discrimination from federal contractors, FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. and FedEx SmartPost, Inc. The conciliation…
No Toleration for Inflation to Boost Employment
The Chairman for the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, has defended the central bank and the new price goal that it has established. He has also rejected any suggestions that…
Employment Rates Increase As New Jobs Are Added
The number of jobs created during the month of January has been quite pleasant as the economy in the United States has generated 243,000 positions and the unemployment rate has…
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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