Terminating an employee is never an easy task. It comes with a lot of responsibilities and potential consequences. If not handled properly, both the employer and the employee can face significant ...

Illegal firing reasons include discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion or disability, plus retaliation for filing complaints under EEOC laws.

With the holiday season around the corner, many employers turn their minds to year-end operational adjustments. While operational needs don’t pause for the holidays, the timing of a termination can ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

In HR Dive’s Mailbag series, we answer HR professionals’ questions about all things work. Have a question? Send it to [email protected]. Q: We terminated a relatively new employee for performance and ...

Analyze all compensation agreements and arrangements in place between the company and the executive, including: Because compensation arrangements vary among companies, carefully track the company’s ...

It’s a conversation no manager wants to have: one that leads to the termination of an employee. This uncomfortable, but often necessary, step requires leaders to balance empathy with professionalism ...

In a recent decision, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta upheld a freely negotiated termination clause with a sophisticated employee despite evolution to the employee’s role over the term of ...

The Darlington City Council voted last week to place City Manager Lenessa Hawkins on paid administrative leave and to issue her a written Notice of Intent, reversing a termination action taken ...