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Terminations

NLRB flexes muscle with reinstatement order

04/28/2022
The National Labor Relations Board, which enforces the National Labor Relations Act, is aggressively pursuing reinstatement as a remedy when it finds an employer has committed an unfair labor practice. That means more employers these days may have to take back workers they already fired. Ordering an employee’s reinstatement is an unusual step, but it could become more common.

Snapshot: Why workers quit before securing another job

04/05/2022
Many people quitting these days say it’s because their employers just don’t seem to care.

5 questions to ask yourself just seconds before you fire someone … and 5 to ask yourself just seconds before you hire someone

03/24/2022
Are you really sure you want to press that button just yet? Run a few things through your mind before picking up the phone … or making the long hard walk down the hallway.

Snapshot: The Great Resignation: Why workers quit in 2021

03/15/2022
Low pay and lack of respect were the top “major reasons” employees left their jobs last year.

Should you fire employee who supports Putin?

03/15/2022
When it comes to at-will employment, there are all kinds of people you can terminate. The trickier question is whether you should fire them.

No, you cannot require at-will employees to stay

02/03/2022
Employment at-will means employers and employees alike are free to end the employment relationship at any time for any reason, or even no reason at all. One employer recently got lost on that two-way street.

Resignation nation: Who’s looking to jump ship in 2022?

01/27/2022
If your company doesn’t have a structured retention strategy for this year, it’s time to get one. America’s quitting culture doesn’t show signs of slowing down in 2022.

38% willing to quit without another job lined up

01/25/2022
As employers continue to grapple with retention, a new Korn Ferry survey shows that employees are not waiting for a safety net before they say “I quit!”

Snapshot: Who’s quitting to gain the flexibility to work anywhere?

01/11/2022
Baby boomers are quitting for the option to work from anywhere at nearly twice the rate of their younger colleagues.

Snapshot: Who’s looking to jump ship?

12/23/2021
41% of workers say they plan to look for a new job in the first six months of 2022.