Termination of employment

During this last semester, I was introduced to diversity in workplace from a different, more in-depth angle which I was familiar with earlier but never really had thought about certain topics; such as discrimination not only based on the color and race but also based on age and gender. This class Understanding and Managing Diversity helped me gained a better understanding of diversity topics and issues. Through this class, I learned that diversity as a whole just does not encompass among other…

Case Study Analysis: The Case of the Vanishing Workforce Introduction Mr. Steven Arbaugh is the managing director of the city’s electric utility and he has serious concerns about its future. He is facing a situation with two troubling components: experienced employees will soon be leaving their positions in large numbers, while fewer acceptable replacements can be found. Clearly, there are several areas of concern about this issue on which he must focus. He must determine the challenges…

Q1: What actions would you take if the VP for Finances and IT resigned? If the VP for Finances and It resigned A resign, in many cases, The talent management in a company must be prepared in order to attend all the situations that can appear. Analyzing the case of the VP for Finances and IT, there are 3 managing levels below the VP in the area (Finance/IT managers, Accountants etc, IT team leaders). The succession plan shows that there are none emergency successors for VP in Finances and IT. In…

she was fired for not coming back when she was pressured to do so and for fulling exercising her FMLA rights. Terwillinger, now a former employee of Howard Memorial Hospital, did end up losing her claim as she was not denied her right to use FMLA leave. Terwillinger’s case did bring about various points that were laid out for both employers and employees to abide by in order avoid interference claims of this nature. All employers should strive to make sure that all employees are aware of the…

The National Labor Relations Act is a federal law that grants employees the right to form or join unions, engage in protected, concerted activities to address or improve working conditions or refrain from engaging in these activities. This act was passed on July 5, 1935. The idea behind the act was at that time was to protect employees from big manufacturers who demanded impossible hour and extremely low pay. Before this act was established works had the right to start or attempted to start a…

Alternatively, N.J.S.A. 34:15-51 sets forth the statutory requirements for filing a petition in Workers’ Compensation Court, which is as follows: “Every claimant for compensation under Article 2 of this chapter ( R.S. 34:15-7 et seq.) shall, unless a settlement is effected or a petition filed under the provisions of R.S. 34:15-50 , submit to the Division of Workers' Compensation a petition filed and verified in a manner prescribed by regulation, within two years after the date on which the…

I was placed in a situation at a former employer not to long ago which questioned my intellectual courage. I have been a firefighter paramedic for over twenty six years,happily married with two young children and worked with both male and female partners of all races and sexual orientations without major issues until recently. A former employer wanted me to work and sleep alone in a out lying small station with another woman for twenty four…

Companies have ups and downs with the changes in the economy and your employment status depends on the company’s stability. Being laid off is not the end of your career. Layoffs can happen at any point in your career and it typically occurs a result of a management failure. A layoff is not being fired. To be fired, there has to be a cause -- you did something to be fired. For a layoff, the job simply ceases to exist. Consider the following strategies to assist you after a layoff: Take care of…

First, I would tell my coworker that arguing and violence is not going to solve the problem. After my coworker calms down, I will discuss possible ideas that we can share with our boss to solve this problem. So what’s really the issue? The company fired 5 employees because they lost a large client. Now the company has 95 employees and two employees must do the workload of 5 employees. In addition, a project must be completed within 3 days. Solution 1: There are 95 employees why should two…

1. George Mann can defend his position with the ensuing points: • The permission was given by the supervisor with the responsibility of picking a small lawn mower for the department. • The employee didn’t go out purely for personal business; he had important work assigned to him. • He can also argue that the payment cut for the permission given to the employee is not already mentioned in their longstanding policy. 2. Sally can defend her position with the following points: • As per the policy,…