How at-will statements hurt employers
Article Abstract:
Some employers have begun to include explicit at-will employment statements in their job applications and employment contracts as a condition of employment because of several successful lawsuits on the subject. However, there is no evidence that such statements are really useful. In fact, there is evidence that they are unnecessary and over-reactive. Sixty senior university business students surveyed about their willingness to sign at-will statements described the statements as demeaning and insensitive, engendering a sense of resentment toward the company. Eighty percent of the students would sign at-will statements in order to gain employment, though. In lieu of such statements, it is sufficient for an employer to state in personnel manuals its right to terminate employment at any time.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1988
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When women lose their jobs
Article Abstract:
Human resources professionals called on to assist employees who have been laid off should recognize that women approach the outplacement process differently than men. The results of a study of 64 executives, including 18 women, in an office of a national outplacement firm included that the needs of women executives are different, women stay in outplacement 38% longer than men, and gender bias still exists. The greatest help human resources professionals can be to women in outplacement include finding an outplacement firm that is sensitive to the needs of women. The elements of an appropriate firm include at least one female counselor who works to empower women, a counselor knowledgable in entrepreneurial issues, and a women's discussion group.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1991
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Layoffs: how employees and companies cope
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The results of two surveys of laid-off workers are reported in order to examine how individuals react to and cope with job loss. The groups surveyed included 300 industrial workers from the Pittsburgh area laid off due to plant closings, and 160 technical, clerical, and management employees laid off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Workers' initial reaction to being laid off is a combination of depression and anxiety. Other common reactions are feelings of anger and betrayal. Most of the laid-off employees dreaded having to search for a new job. The adverse financial and psychological consequences of layoffs are greatly reduced by giving employees advance notice.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1988
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