what are positive forms of termination? - ANSWER retirements and resignations
what are negative forms of termination? - ANSWER firings and layoffs
_____ involves the end of employment at the request of management. - ANSWER Involuntary termination
What are the types of terminations? - ANSWE...
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what are positive forms of termination? - ANSWER retirements and resignations
what are negative forms of termination? - ANSWER firings and layoffs
_____ involves the end of employment at the request of management. - ANSWER Involuntary
termination
What are the types of terminations? - ANSWER dismissals or discharges
_____ occur either when individuals fail to meet the standards of their job or as part of a layoff -
ANSWER Dismissals
_____ occur when employees are released for reasons of conduct or behavior usually involving violations
of policies or work rules. - ANSWER Discharges
Most dismissals, other than a relative few related to job performance, are layoffs for reasons such as
___. - ANSWER reengineering or downsizing, mergers, other affiliations, or economic forces
_____ are traumatic occurrences that sever some personnel from their employment and adversely affect
the morale and motivation of survivors. - ANSWER Layoffs
Properly handled, layoffs require the guidance of______. - ANSWER human resources (HR) and the
active participation of supervisors at all levels of management
Discharges are an ongoing concern because ____. - ANSWER they may be necessary at any time
discharges for ______, such as violations of policies or work rules - ANSWER cause
, dismissal for reasons of ___ , such as failure to pass the probationary period or failure to meet the
minimum standards of a job. - ANSWER performance
discharge is commonly referred to as - ANSWER being fired
discharge usually occurs after employees - ANSWER break organzational rules or violate organizational
policies (wont do the work)
dismissal occurs for reasons related to - ANSWER performance (cant do the work)
managers should never attempt to terminate an employee without first ___. - ANSWER consulting with
hr
Any termination needs to occur with HR in mind and never terminate someone on the spot, you can
____. - ANSWER suspend someone with or without pay and then make the determination
From an employer's perspective, terminations that involve the least risk to an organization are those for
which _____. - ANSWER good cause is evident
In cases of terminations, Managers must ensure that their organization____. - ANSWER closely followed
its own policies, and that the organization can demonstrate that the discharged employee was given
every reasonable opportunity to correct the offending behavior
The most critical dimension of termination for cause is ____. - ANSWER ensuring that management and
HR observe all necessary policies and processes
______ is critical. - ANSWER Adherence to the progressive disciplinary policy
It is essential to ensure that all required documentation is ___. - ANSWER signed and dated at the time
and complete and in place
, A department manager must prepare for the possibility that - ANSWER a member of a protected class
may claim discrimination when being discharged
The key elements of a ____ involve managers assigning extra work to unwanted employees, making their
lives miserable, hoping to force the employee to resign. - ANSWER constructive discharge
The concept of constructive discharge becomes an issue when ____. - ANSWER a former employee
registers a legal complaint alleging that the organization, as represented by one of its managers, made
life so difficult and unbearable that the individual had to resign
A resignation that is forced by extreme or intolerable conditions or treatment may be considered a -
ANSWER constructive discharge
Another potential constructive discharge situation occurs when - ANSWER an individual who is
approaching termination for cause is allowed to resign in lieu of discharge
____ are legal terms that essentially mean the same thing. - ANSWER constructive discharge,
constructive termination, and constructive dismissal
Allowing someone to resign in lieu of being fired is considered to be a - ANSWER constructive discharge
What are some reasons for reducing employee counts? - ANSWER new technology that requires fewer
people, reengineering, mergers, acquisitions and other changes, layoffs and terminations
____ is the systematic redesign of a business's core activities, starting with desired outcomes and
establishing the most efficient possible processes to achieve those outcomes. - ANSWER Reengineering
, ____ is when the organizations occasionally elect to reduce the number of employees - ANSWER
reduction in force
____ is a cause for reducing the number of employees within an organization. - ANSWER excessive
growth
Reengineering is often referred to by other names, including ______, although reengineering is in fact a
considerably more complex undertaking than these other named processes. - ANSWER downsizing,
rightsizing, reorganizing, repositioning, revitalizing, and modernizing
Nevertheless, to most employees, reengineering has a single significant result: - ANSWER job loss
_____ is likely the most severe HR problem in the healthcare sector, and layoffs are the main cause of
morale problems. - ANSWER Employee morale
Mergers, acquisitions, and other forms of affiliation have become common in contemporary health care.
Because these recombination's are usually made in response to financial pressures, they usually mean
the ____. - ANSWER loss of jobs
______ is when two services or two groups come together and they wind up eliminating middle
managers and up as well as eliminating staff position. Line positions usually stay in place during this
process. - ANSWER mergers, acquisitions and other forms of affiliation
With mergers if all facilities stay in place, a ___ system is more likely to be specialized and unlikely to
maintain a service that is not profitable. - ANSWER for profit
_____ are usually more diversified than for profit systems and more likely to carry unprofitable services
for the sake of remaining full-service to the communities they serve. - ANSWER not for profit systems
____ frequently lead to the reduction of management jobs as well as staff positions (if entities are to
remain separated then line jobs are more secure) - ANSWER mergers
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