I used to play a game where I would rate a professional basketball player as either overrated, underrated, or properly rated. As you can imagine, as soon … Read more
Employment at Will? It Doesn’t Apply to Workers Outside the U.S.
What many people do not know is that the U.S. is the only country where “employment at will” applies. I have worked with several in-house attorneys that … Read more
Weekly Wrap: When You Need Heads to Roll, Why Does HR Take the Fall?
See update below. Say what you will about whether HR should have a “seat at the table,” here’s a role that HR frequently gets, like it or … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Singing About Starbucks? It Could Get You Fired
Add this to the pantheon of dumb things to get fired for: a singing, job-disparaging rant posted on YouTube that your corporate overlords don’t find … Read more
Poor Performance is Contagious, Especially If You Won’t Deal With It
As managers, at some point we all encounter an employee who frustrates us and drains the life and energy out of the team. When you are in this situation … Read more
Is There a Good Way to Fire Someone? No, But Don’t Ever Do It By Phone
If there’s one thing that struck me this week about the firing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, it’s this: Why would you fire a person, especially a … Read more
Study Says That Severance Plans Have Held Steady Through the Recession
Is there anything good you can say about employee layoffs? According to some new research from WorldatWork, there is and it’s this: While companies … Read more
How NOT to Treat an Employee You Let Go After 32 Years
Mark Heisler is an award-winning pro basketball writer for the Los Angeles Times. He’s been with the newspaper for more than three decades. … Read more
Employee Leaving? How About We Not Let Them Send an Email to Everyone?
What’s the right way to exit an organization? More importantly, is there anything an HR pro can do about it before it happens? Those are the things that … Read more
NLRB: OK to Fire for ‘Mere Griping’ About Employers on Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board is softening its position on employers who fire employees for rants on Facebook. Employees who merely … Read more