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DOL Finds Over $1.3 Million in Back Wages for Massachusetts Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has reported finding substantial violations of minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions in the Massachusetts restaurant industry. The division’s Boston…
Dunkin’ Brands Taps Deputy as Senior HR Veep
Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has brought on Christine Deputy as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Deputy joins from Starbucks, where she served in Hong…
Framingham MA Fires HR Director; She Fires Back
Sandra Charton, the former human resources director for the City of Framingham, Massachusetts, is suing the town and Town Manager Julian Suso, alleging she was fired for blowing the whistle…
Stream Global Taps Suchoff for Senior Veep of Global HR
Stream Global Services has named Andrew J. Suchoff as senior vice president of global human resources. Suchoff joins from Insulet Corporation, where he served as chief HR officer. Previously, he…
Town Fires HR Director Who Questioned Layoffs
Framingham, Massachusetts Town Manager Julian Suso has fired labor lawyer Sandra Charton, the town’s human resources director. Two months ago, Charton was placed on administrative leave after questioning the legality…
Delaney Returns to Danvers, Massachusetts as HR Director
Human resources veteran Stephen Delaney, 57, will return to Danvers, Massachusetts, to serve as human resources director for the town’s 400 municipal employees. Delaney began his career as an intern…
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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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