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Hire at Will/Fire at Will
National Institute of Business Management, Jan 2009, Pages: 120
HIRE AT WILL:
Not very long ago, the sentiment behind the title of this report, Hire at Will, was a given. Employers never doubted their ability to hire freely. The hiring process itself was simple and straightforward: You put an ad in the paper; sifted through résumés; met the most promising candidates; asked questions about honesty, ability, health and commitment; checked references; and selected the person you thought would do the best job. If you made a mistake and the individual didn't work out, you fired him.
No more. In fact, many employers believe laws and regulations have turned the hiring process into a bureaucratic nightmare. Your hiring practices are under scrutiny like never before. You simply have to get it right the first time, every time. Ask the wrong question during an interview or post the wrong job requirement online and someone will sue you. You may be sued even by someone who never applied for a position, on behalf of theoretical applicants who were discouraged from applying because of your ad or application procedure.
Federal law makes it illegal for you to select or reject an applicant because of his or her race, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, religion or a disability. Some state and local governments make it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation or even past criminal record. And the increasing number of soldiers returning from temporary military service have additional protection in hiring or recall rights.
The good news, though, is that you can design a hiring process that doesn't violate federal, state and local discrimination laws and still manage to hire the best and the brightest for your organization.
This special report will show you exactly what you can legally do to hire the people you believe are best qualified without fear of facing huge jury verdicts, out-ofcourt settlements or unproductive time spent preparing for a lawsuit.
FIRE AT WILL:
Some days, it may seem like someone else is running your business. Market pressures tell you what products to make, laws dictate how you make them and the threat of employee lawsuits keeps you from tossing the bad apples out the door.
Certainly, many laws limit your actions as an employer. But knowledge of those laws is power. You can turn the tables on unproductive employees, keep your business profitable and motivate employees without fear of litigation.
Fire at Will keeps you updated on the latest court decisions and trends so you'll stay on the right side of federal and state employment laws. You can stop workplace waste, ensure worker safety and keep drugs out of your business by aligning your manuals, policies and practices with the guidance in this special report.
You've worked hard to build your business. Fire at Will is designed to keep you in business and profitable. To help protect your business from frivolous, baseless lawsuits, we'll show you how to train your supervisors and managers to comply with myriad laws yet still enforce effective workplace policies.
You'll discover how to make employment laws work for you, not for the workers you fired for cause.
This 2009 update is a 2- PDF Combo.
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