Payroll and Employee Benefits – Employee & Management Assistance Programs – Outplacement

Nearly 20 million Americans were either laid off or discharged from their positions in 2013. While it’s a startling figure, it’s still 928,000 less than the total in 2012 and 4.1 million less than in 2008 as the Great Recession hit its peak, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics.

While the path toward full-fledged economic recovery is still far from complete and layoffs continue, executives are increasingly recognising that the ways in which restructuring is implemented and organisations are positioned for growth are directly affected by the way they treat both exiting and remaining employees.
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Australian Government Fair Work Ombudsman – Ending Employment – Unfair dismissal

Unffair dismissal

Unfair  dismissal  is  when  an  employee  is  dismissed  from their  job  in  a  harsh,  unjust  or unreasonable manner.
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