The Best Way to Fire an Employee
These tips won't make it any easier on the employee (or you) but they will make the process go as smoothly as it can. Read more
Firing and Layoffs
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Can You Afford to Fire Your Superstar?
She's your top sales rep--she generates nearly half your revenue--but she just did something unethical. Should you let her go? Read more
Layoffs: What to Say When Employees Ask
You want to tell them what you know--but can't. And you can't stay silent either. There's really only one thing you can say. Read more
The 10 Worst Things to Say When You Fire Someone
Firing someone is hard -- but getting fired is always harder. Don't make it worse by putting your foot in your mouth. Read more
87,000 Ways To Save American Airlines
A plea to CEO Tom Horton to turn American Airlines employees into believers, proselytizers, and champions--and fix up the airline's finances in the process. Read more
Bizarre HR of 2011
Most human resources departments consider very carefully when it’s appropriate to let an employee go. But then there’s the few that, well, end up in hot ... View slideshow
Toss the Bad Apple Employee
One bad employee can quickly turn a positive working environment into a divisive and negative atmosphere. Read more
How to Break Up with Employees
Now, more than ever, departing employees should be treated with care and respect. Serial entrepreneur Dave Balter explains why. Read more
Woman Fired for Heart Condition
A small New Hampshire defense contractor has fired a woman because she had a heart condition, charges the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Read more
Man Fired for Being Morbidly Obese
A defense contractor decided a man could not do his desk job because he was morbidly obese. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission says this is against ... Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Talking to the Press?
A man exercises his right of free speech and gets fired. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Taking Time Off to Donate a Kidney?
A mother's attempt to save her son spotlights holes in the Family and Medical Leave Act: It doesn't apply to businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Read more
Would You Fire Someone Over a $1.39-Bag of Chips?
A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. Read more
Why Founders Get Fired
Entrepreneurs are often ousted from the companies they start. Management experts weigh in on why founder succession happens, and how you can avoid it. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Scaring Off Robbers?
A Walgreens pharmacist fires a gun, he says, in self-defense, and then is fired. Read more
Judge Orders Re-Hiring of Workers Fired for Facebook Complaints
A National Labor Relations Board judge says workers fired for off-duty griping about their jobs on Facebook should be re-hired. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Planking?
A GameStop employee posts a photo of himself planking, and gets himself and the co-worker who took the picture, fired. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Refusing to Get a Flu Shot?
Some Michigan hospitals are making flu shots and other vaccines mandatory for employees. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Taking Garbage?
An Iowa convenience store employee took no-longer-saleable soup from the dumpster to feed to her dog--and was fired. Read more
Is Your Dress Code Discriminatory?
A 61-year-old lifeguard is suing for age discrimination after he was fired for refusing to wear a Speedo. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Practicing Urine Therapy?
A museum fires an employee of 23 years after he shows a DVD about the practice to a colleague. Read more
When Can You (Legally) Fire an Employee for a Twitter Rant?
The short answer: When you're prepared to accept it's a risk. Read more
A Better Way of Conducting Layoffs
No company owner ever wants to conduct a layoff. But, if you do, here are some suggestions about how to do it the right way. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Eating Leftovers?
What happens when an employee disregards--or doesn't hear--a manager's instructions to save the company's Fourth of July barbecue hot dogs for a Labor Day so... Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Refusing to Dye Gray Hair?
A Houston woman is suing her former employer, claiming the company fired her for refusing to hide her age. Read more
