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GCat: Basic Business
MCat: Human Resources
Cat: Terminations

Listing of industry layoffs reported nationwide in US. Nationwide survey on corporate severance practices. Investigation, discipline and termination issues. Using the right management techniques to prevent workplace violence during terminations. Full text of the workforce reduction policy of the US Army Corps of Engineers. State rules on final pay check time frames.

16 Resources
Employee Termination Checklist [pdf] [37832] ?

Assumes that the decision to terminate has already been made

Employment Termination Checklist [22305] ?

Use to help protect the organization from post-termination litigation

Employment Termination Checklist [pdf] [38617] ?

Key topics that supervisor/manager should consider prior to terminating an employee

Firings and Layoffs [10198] ?

A series of guidance articles on terminating employees

How to Avoid Deadly Terminations [26590] ?

Workplace violence prevention techniques and terminations

How to Fire Employees [15475] ?

How to lay the groundwork for a smooth termination

Preventing Workplace Violence During Terminations [485] ?

Articles on using the right management techniques to prevent workplace violence during terminations

Reduction-in-Force [23558] ?

Sample policy and procedure in use by a major university

Sample Employee Termination Contract: Waiver of Rights to Sue [11114] ?

A general release relating to the employee's termination

Termination Checklist Form [11113] ?

A few sample items that could be put on an employee termination checklist

Termination Pay - State Rules [14448] ?

In some states - a limited amount of time in which to give exiting employees their final pay checks

Termination Procedures [29090] ?

Example of policies and procedures in use at a major university

The Unemployment Insurance Process [14983] ?

Cause of separation and how it affects your liability to the tax fund

Tips for Firing Employees [29113] ?

Here are some tips to consider when firing any employee

When Should You Fire an Employee? [12497] ?

A true/false checklist to assist with termination decision-making

Updated Wrongful Termination [19437] ?

In-depth information - unfair firing, layoff, constructive discharge, demotion & denial of promotion


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