When you decide to downsize your business, you're left with the unfortunate task of eliminating certain positions, forcing you to sometimes terminate an employee. While you probably never take joy in ...

One bad hire can cost a company 30 percent of the employee’s first-year earnings, while some estimate the cost between $240,000 and $850,000 per employee.

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 ...

Firing someone is never easy. Even when you know they’ve got to go, there’s always a chance the episode may turn sour. An ideal termination is one in which both parties simply agree things are over ...

You’ve just hired a new employee who on paper you thought would be a superstar. Instead, you have already seen problems in the first few weeks that show you this employee is not working out. Now you ...

The rights an employer has in terminating employees will depend on the situation at hand. For example, employers who classify their employees as at-will have more rights than employers who have ...