Exam 6: Managing Employee Separations, Downsizing, and Outplacement

Hernando is working with management to calculate the costs of employee turnover.What issues or costs should Hernando raise to management?

Which of the following is most likely a benefit of employee separations for employers?

A firm can best manage participation in an early retirement program by:

Which of the following is most likely true about employee separations?

A "rings of defense" strategy in terms of employment security and workforce reductions is when a firm:

Workers of companies with over 100 employees are entitled to ________ if they are not given 60 days advance warning in cases of a mass separation.

A firm's overall HR strategy influences its employee workforce reduction strategy.

Teresa,a manager at FSE Manufacturing,wants to help employees make decisions about early retirement.As an HR manager,you should most likely caution Teresa that certain behaviors on her part will appear coercive.Which of the following activities should Teresa most likely avoid in this situation?

Carlie quit her job as a data analyst at APEX Designs,and she is scheduled to participate in an exit interview.Which of the following individuals would be the most appropriate to conduct Carlie's exit interview?

A company that institutes profit sharing can save approximately ________ of its payroll costs during downturns in the business cycle.

________ is an employment policy designed to reduce the company's workforce by not hiring any new employees into the company.

All of the following are primary reasons for layoffs EXCEPT:

An example of a change in employment policy that will help reduce the size of a company's workforce is:

Goodwin,Inc.has recently proposed a plan to base 15% of employees' salaries upon their accomplishment of specific performance goals.Goodwin,Inc.is most likely proposing what type of pay policy?

WARN requires employers with 200 or more employees to give 100 days' warning of layoffs of more than 10% of its employees.

A firm that tells employees that if they don't take early retirement they may still lose their jobs due to future layoffs is most likely open to age discrimination charges.

An employee separation occurs when:

Generally,the first alternative to layoffs that companies use to reduce their labor costs is to redesign existing jobs.

Web-based exit interviews are used by firms that assume former employees may prefer to avoid face-to-face interaction.

Additional Case 6.4 Organizers, Inc. has implemented new business technologies that require fewer employees. Paul, the firm's CEO, sees the need to eliminate some middle managers and institute work teams to eliminate ineffective or unnecessary work processes. He believes that such changes won't be costly to the business. Most of the middle managers have been with the company anywhere from 10-15 years but are a long way from retirement. One specific problem that Paul recognizes involves Zena, an upper-level manager. Zena has been coming to work late, missing deadlines on assignments, and refusing to complete an important assignment. Paul has warned Zena personally about the consequences for further actions and has even meted out several proscribed disciplinary actions against Zena. Her work habits have not improved, and Paul feels he may have to take further action -Refer to Additional Case 6.4.Paul believes strongly in trying to provide lifetime employment and will use a layoff only as a last resort.What would be the best strategy to reduce middle management?