... Corianne Green OUTPLACEMENT Website.doc Comments Share File Edit View Help OUTPLACEMENT With a little lagniappe… DMD & Associates, Inc. Provides Personalized Service And Exceptional Quality For Employers Who Care. What is Lagniappe? Lagniappe means to obtain something more by way of good measure. It’s our way of giving back. DMD & Associates, Inc. strives to provide the best service and quality at an affordable price. Why Choose Outplacement? • Reduction in unemployment expenses – Many studies prove that outplacement significantly reduces the job search process, therefore decreasing unemployment costs. • It’s a social investment! - Not only is your company saving money, but you are paying it forward to our local economy by providing a motivated and refocused workforce. • Maintains good working relationships with remaining employees - Many employees suffer from the “survivor” mentality during a reduction in the workforce. Outplacement can help soothe • Less anger from terminated employees – Terminated employees feel a wide range of emotions. Outplacement can calm anxiety and stress while redirecting their focus on the...
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...employees exceeds: (1) 75% of the total number of employees for FY2015, (2) 65% of the total number of employees for FY2016, and (3) 50% of the total number of employees for each subsequent fiscal year. These provisions are seen as directly targeting Indian information technology companies. While the U.S. operations of these companies form a large percentage of their revenue, the majority of their employees in the U.S. are foreign workers, mostly from India, working on company sponsored, temporary work visas. The new bill seeks to reduce this number to 50 per cent by 2016, forcing Indian IT companies to hire employees locally in the U.S. Even more damaging than the effort to restrict the number of foreign workers is the so-called outplacement restriction that prohibits any...
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...1. CASE STUDY Cheryl Ways and Agilent Technology’s Layoffs Cheryl Ways, a 30-year-old IT professional, took a call at around 9 p.m. on October 15, 2001, from her husband, who rang complaining about her still being at work and asking her when she was coming home. Most of her co-workers had already left for the day, but she worked on for another half hour before shutting down her computer and heading out of Agilent Technology’s empty building. What’s remarkable about this story is that Cheryl had been told three weeks earlier that she was soon going to be laid off. So what was she doing, still working hard for the company putting in long hours just before being finally let go? Ways was one of 8,000 staff at Agilent Technology who were cut from the firm during 2001 and one of 2 million people throughout corporate America who lost their jobs that year. A technology and electronics manufacturer and maker of measuring and testing equipment, Agilent Technologies was spun off from Hewlett-Packard during 1999. Hewlett-Packard was known for its “precept that workers will give their best if they’re treated honestly and listened to” and this philosophy was emulated by Agilent. Maintaining an open style of communication through e-mails, meetings, and other media, senior management openly acknowledged that downsizing went against the embedded HP way of caring for staff. Prior to commencing downsizing, Agilent tried other solutions to their business woes. Faced with a 23...
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...profession, do you believe the companies described in the following scenarios engaged in ethical downsizing practices? If so, how are the practices ethical? If not, what was done in an unethical manner, and how would you correct it? Detail your answers in two memos addressed to the Board of Directors for each company described. You focus should be to explain what the company did right, what they did wrong, and changes they should make in future downsizing situations. Company A The reorganization of Company A resulted in the loss of 1,150 jobs (13% of the total workforce), and the retirement of over 600 employees. Displaced employees were matched to vacant positions, given severance pay if not offered a comparable position, and provided outplacement assistance. Specifically, the organization reorganized the management of the company first, and trained these managers to make restaffing decisions based on the new objectives of the organization. The company developed and in-placement...
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...among the individuals. We shall take a case study on communication that helps in averting any misunderstanding among the people. Ken worked in a research department for a year as a researcher and he was laid off as the entire department was closed due to recession. He decided to meet the CEO for a possible outplacement as the organization had several other departments to accommodate him. However the secretary of the CEO, Diana did not permit Ken to meet by saying that CEO was busy. Ken returned without meeting the CEO. He got better employment opportunity elsewhere and joined. Ken, being a researcher, wrote an article for an international journal while working in the research department. It was published after 9 months and received complimentary copies from the publisher. Therefore, Ken wanted to share the successful publication with his former CEO and went to meet him to gift the book as a complimentary copy. Below was the conversation Ken had with the secretary of the CEO. Ken: I would appreciate if you could arrange an appointment with CEO. I want….. (Secretary interrupted) Secretary: Why did you come? We had already handed over your resume to Jim for outplacement. You may go now. Ken: I did not come for employment opportunity. Don’t assume that people would come here for employment only. I have come to gift a complimentary copy where my article featured in international journal. The CEO would be glad to share the success. Secretary: No, No, the CEO sees everything...
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...Ethical and Legal Issues of a Merger Human Resource Management & Talent Development Ethical and Legal Issues Corporate mergers are pursued because there is a belief that if both independent companies are combined as one, the resulting company will grow more rapidly and will be stronger competitively. Management teams from both sides of these companies will no doubt encounter ethical and legal challenges prior to the merger, during the merger, and after the merger has been completed. HR acts as a moral compass for these companies, and issues that must be faced raise questions about fairness, equality, integrity, honesty, accountability, and consequences of behavior. As HR Director of the acquiring company, it is my responsibility to aid all employees in adhering to the code of ethics that has been implemented into our organizational mission statement. Furthermore, it is my job to create a safe and ethical environment in which every employee can enjoy his or her incontrovertible rights, which include the ability to access information about his or her job and the freedom to be able to do their job without any duress. HR can be a conflicting job for those of us in management, as we are called upon to walk a very narrow line between what is legally and morally best for the employee and financially advantageous to the company (Moore, 2014). However, the alternative of facing civil and criminal penalties that would incur due to law breaking, or even the implication of law...
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...The Management of Human Resources HEINZ WEIHRICH Few managers would deny that people are critical to the success of an enterprise. In fact, most would agree that people are the most important asset of an enterprise. Yet, the development of these human resources is seldom managed in a systematic manner, although much time and money are invested in the recruitment, selection, and training of people. It is true that many companies engage in some human resource planning activities, but it is equally true that many of these companies encounter difficulties with a piecemeal approach to staffing. Usually there is little or no integration between human resource planning and other managerial functions such as enterprise planning, organizing, leading, or controlling. Furthermore, human resource planning activities are often not carried out systematically. The purpose of this article is to introduce ways to overcome these limitations by using a conceptual human resource model that integrates the various aspects of human resource planning and links them with other managerial functions.1 THE SYSTEMS APPROACH Human resource planning should not be considered in isolation; rather, it should be an integral part of the total management system, as shown in Figure I. Specifically, enterprise plans become the basis for organization plans, which are concerned with the structure and activities necessary to achieve enterprise objectives. The present and forecasted organization structure determines...
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...Human resource is now becoming more and more important than it used to be. Human resource management refers to the policies, practices, and systems that influence employees’ behavior, attitude, and performance. In a company, a HR department is solely responsible for outplacement, labor law compliance, record keeping, testing, unemployment compensation, and some aspects of benefits administration. These factors all play critical roles in companies’ success. But I suppose that the top 3 areas of HR should be recruitment, benefits and strategic planning. Recruitment is the process of attracting, screening, and selecting a qualified person for a job. Employees are the most important component of a company. They are the greatest assets of a company. So HR department should be responsible to pick out those people who are most qualified and have competency to accept the job. Especially nowadays as globalization becomes more and more prevalent, many companies would like to hire people that have more skills. What’s more, in order to attract those qualified applicants, HR departments should establish regulations and awards. Also HR departments should have professional enrollments and orientation processes. Benefits include life and disability insurance, retirement plan administration, accident, sickness and cancer insurance and so on. Employees need a good environment to ensure their works and lives. HR departments offer these benefits could boost employee morale and motivation...
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...JOB ANALYSIS PRIME MANPOWER SUBMITTED BY: MACALALAD, MARY JOY C. SATUITO, KENNETH B. Company Profile Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in the employment services industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work. Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2008, the $21 billion company offers employers a range of services for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection; training; outplacement; outsourcing and consulting. Manpower’s worldwide network of 4,500 offices in 80 countries and territories enables the company to meet the needs of its 400,000 clients per year, including small and medium size enterprises in all industry sectors, as well as the world’s largest multinational corporations. The focus of Manpower’s work is on raising productivity through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction across their total workforce, enabling clients to concentrate on their core business activities. Manpower Inc. operates under five brands: Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management. More information on Manpower Inc. is available at www.manpower.com. Address: 14/F Bankmer Building 6756 Ayala Avenue 1226 Makati City, Philippines The Manpower Network: 4,500 offices in 80 countries and territories Manpower and Manpower Professional collectively have 4,100 offices across...
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...knowing what to do, Skill is knowing how to do it. Virtue is doing it.” -David Starr Jordan With 40 years of business management/leadership/ownership experience, wisdom is an ever-present deliverable in Rick Speckmann’s work. He is quick to smile when referring to his wisdom because of the many lessons he’s learned throughout his career. He quips, “Those hard lessons of ‘wrong’ decisions proved pretty expensive. Thankfully, I am a determined optimist, so I just kept trying. I ultimately leveraged that experiential learning into a set of skills that delivered a series of remarkable successes. The virtue in that is I can pass forward those ‘best practices’ to our members.” Rick’s leadership responsibilities include roundtable development, outplacement services, strategic planning facilitation, and executive coaching. Expertise High energy, an optimistic outlook, and an insatiable appetite for “raising the bar” of performance are among Rick’s strongest traits. With a diverse background in nine different industries, Rick brings a broad spectrum of skills to the MRA team. Past experiences in five companies as a founder, partner, and manager honed his skills as a decisive leader, strategist, marketer, and developer of talent. Key Accomplishments • • Owned and led four companies through triple-digit growth, achieving industry-leading retention rates of more than 92 percent. As CEO of a human performance consulting company, delivered executive and manager coaching, strategic planning, team...
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...Over the next three months, we will start eliminating our workforce from 20 employees to 15 employees. We deeply appreciate the loyalty of our employees. However, we believe that loyalty is a two way street. Therefore, we have decided to retain our workforce with the greatest amount of seniority and experience. Although you have only worked here for six months, you are a very talented project assistant with your efficient work performance. I feel confident that you will find another suitable position in the near future. Within this week, a representative from Human Resources Department will contact you for a meeting. During this meeting, you will discuss further employment opportunities and learn about your separation benefits. Also, an outplacement firm will provide you counseling and assistance in finding a new employment quickly. We thank you for your dedication and hard work during your employment with Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. We regret the necessity of this action and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. If you would like, I would be pleased to write a recommendation letter as your job references. Sincerely, Avis Ku Executive Director of Canadian Breast...
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...key employees. Coordinated visa administration for international scientists and engineers, including H1B and permanent resident applications. Managed an annual performance evaluation system that allowed for better communication between managers and employees, consistent application of company standards, and written documentation of employee relation issues. Planned multiple social functions contributing to a company culture of appreciation for employees and respect for family commitments. Coordinated several reductions in force in order to facilitate the wind-down of company operations, including strategy meetings with senior management, consultations with attorneys, delivery of news to impacted professionals and coordination with outplacement service. In spite of difficult circumstances, multiple employees thanked me personally for helping to make it the "best company they ever worked for." Managing the entire recruitment & selection procedure of the company. That includes manpower planning; developing JDs, coordinate advertisements on portal, sourcing the candidates, conducting preliminary interview, salary negotiation & all. • Ensure provision of name badge, ID, visiting cards, and uniform as appropriate for job...
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...Dismissal Meeting Name Institution Dismissal Meeting According to (Dessler, 2000), dismissal meetings are convened by human resource managers when an employee or employees are leaving service. Dismissal meetings are always held on two important occasions. The first occasion being when an employee leaves service due to retirement while the other occasion is when an employee is terminated. Termination commonly occurs due to firing perhaps because the organization has established a need to downsize or when the employee is declared redundant (Armstrong & Armstrong, 2011). Downsizing or laying off is either a permanent or a short end of employment. Downsizing commonly affects a group of employees rather than a single employee. Downsizing mostly occurs for business reasons like when there is a business slow-down or perhaps when some positions are declared redundant. Workers who are affected by downsizing are usually referred to as laid off workers. Earlier on this term was taken to mean a temporary interference with work, but now it refers to a permanent end of work due to reasons that a company specifies. Laying off is a more particular term as it means a reduction in the number of employees. Downsizing is broad as it also includes reduction of the operations but just to improve efficiency (Bratton & Gold, 2000). In this paper, therefore, my aim is to discuss dismissal meeting that is held when laying off has occurred. Ways through Which, a Manager, can use...
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...together subunits such as human and technology resources to accomplish goals. Organizing action includes a working environment that people and technology can work together to accomplish goals (Bateman & Snell, 2009). Human resources and the technology department are important resources at Sutter Lakeside Hospital. The two departments help Sutter Lakeside Hospital advance in health care efficiency (Sutter Lakeside Hospital, 2008). Human Resources The Human Resources (HR) department plays an important role for Sutter lakeside Hospital. The manager of human resources needs to know company business plan to ensure the right amount and type of people receive employment. Human resources activities include employee recruitment, employee section, outplacement, training and development, performance appraisal, and labor relations (Bateman & Snell, 2009). Sutter Lakeside Hospital human resources department provides employee relations support and guidance to Sutter Lakeside Hospital managers, supervisors, and staff to provide a positive work environment (Sutter Lakeside Hospital, 2008). Technology The Information Technology (IT) department also plays an important role for Sutter Lakeside Hospital. Organizations in today’s world cannot move forward without incorporating into its plan the technology that continues to change. New technology provides new production, manage, and communication techniques. New...
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...The Reaction of Corporate Human Resources Management to the Economic Crisis Finding the ways-out in HR KINGA ILONA BÁRDOSa - ERIKA VARGAb Dobó István Grammar School Széchenyi út 19, Eger 3300, Hungary cetebe@hotmail.com b Károly Róbert College Mátrai út 36, Gyöngyös 3200, Hungary evarga@karolyrobert.hu a T he cyclical movement of the economy is a natural process but, fortunately, a global economic crisis is a rare phenomenon. The credit crunch starting in September 2008 has grown into a global one primarily affecting car manufacturing and then it has its percussions in the whole economy-gradually reaching all the players. The crisis management in human resources implies layoffs, redundancies or shorter working hours and weeks. In many cases there were not wellthought corporate strategies for crisis management as managers as well as employees had to face a problem they had never experienced before. One of the corporate operative steps is to examine and realise how deeply the organisation itself is affected in the crisis. Our objective is to present what theoretical and practical solutions were or are invented besides the ones already mentioned. Keywords: crisis management, human resources management, atypical employment 1. About the crisis in general About a year ago the credit crunch became widespread primarily hitting the financial institutions worldwide and had its impacts felt in the motor industry reaching all players of the economic life. There were no companies...
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