Whether it’s AOL CEO Tim Armstrong firing an employee in the middle of a conference call, or British entertainment company HMV firing the employees that … Read more
Company Ordered to Re-Hire Employee Fired For “Racist, Offensive” Speech
By Eric B. Meyer An employee was caught on video saying to black employees, “Hey, did you bring enough KFC for everyone?” and “Hey, anybody smell that? I … Read more
A Termination Checklist to Automate the Offboarding Process
Every manager experiences letting someone go at some point in their career. Whether the reason is business related or performance related, it can fill even … Read more
Are You Always Ready For When the Worst Finally Comes?
“Well, I lost my job today. To all my Tech friends, let me know of any Mac tech support jobs.” That was the post that went up on Facebook! As I … Read more
Four Simple Steps to Ease an Employer-Employee Breakup
Terminating an employer/employee relationship has lots of parallels to terminating a romantic relationship. Yes, Every breakup has a dumper and a dumpee, … Read more
Poor Performance is Contagious, Especially If You Won’t Deal With It
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. As managers, at some point we all … Read more
Fired for Sex Jokes, Man Claims Disability Act Violations Instead
By Eric B. Meyer As I resist every urge to cheapen this post further by resorting to silly puns and other double entendre, allow me to set the stage of … Read more
NLRB: Employee’s Vicious, Foul Facebook Post Not Grounds For Firing
By Eric B. Meyer By now, all of us have read the articles, which claim that the law permits your employees to complain about work on social media — … Read more
When You Have to Let People Go, Do It With “Professional Kindness”
“I hate firing people. My heart always wonders if I could have done more to make it work, or if I should have given them another chance. But my head knows … Read more
Money is the Best Excuse (Even If It Isn’t True) for Your Employees Quitting
Citing money can be the best excuse for leaving an employer, even if it is untrue. One survey blamed voluntary turnover on income. But when an employment … Read more