McGurn v. Bell Microproducts Inc. 284 F.3d 86 (Massachusetts) ISSUE OF THE CASE Bell Microproducts‚ Inc. mailed to McGurn an offer of employment that stated that if McGurn were terminated without cause during the first 12 months of employment‚ he would receive a severance package of $120‚000. McGurn crossed out 12 and replaced it with 24‚ and signed the contract. Bell did not acknowledge the change that had been made to the contract and hired the applicant. McGurn was terminated without cause
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Losing your job is a very difficult experience. Along with the prospects of uncertainty and financial hardship that a loss of employment brings‚ there’s often feelings of anger and betrayal that rise up in the victim. As a result‚ people who been fired from their job are often drawn to the prospect of legal action against their former employer. Unfortunately for these folks‚ at-will employment is the overriding law of the land. Essentially‚ if your job doesn’t require a written contract‚ you can
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Problem The main problem discussed in the Harvard case study‚ “Lehman Brothers: Decline of the Equity Research Department” is the slow demise of Lehman’s Equity Research Department. The department’s painful downfall begins when the equity’s division head Jack Rivkin‚ a leader who was loved and well-respected among his team‚ was replaced by Paul William‚ a fixed-income manager who was unfamiliar and unqualified to deal with equities. To some employees in the department‚ William’s appointment was
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A Comparison of Options‚ Restricted Stock‚ and Cash for Employee Compensation Paul Oyer and Scott Schaefer September 4‚ 2003 Abstract Using a detailed data set of employee stock option grants‚ we compare observed stock-optionbased pay plans to hypothetical cash-only or restricted-stock-based plans. We make a variety of assumptions regarding the possible bene ts of options relative to cash or stock‚ and then use observed option grants to make inferences regarding rms ’ decisions to issue
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longer necessary due to automation of processes and procedures or an employee who will be placed on a three months probation period as productivity is being monitored for improvement. The task in the elimination of roles and positions within a company is not taken lightly‚ although difficult a direction the organization must confront and administer; while reviewing other non critical positions within the organization for future employee terminations. Potential Conflict Identifications Fast Serve will
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You are invited to participate in a research study exploring “Toxic Leadership Practices that Impact Turnover Intention and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Non-profit Organizations. This study is conducted by Ashraf Ismail‚ a PhD student in the Human Capital Management program at Bellevue University‚ under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Linenberger‚ his dissertation committee chair. You must have previous experience in dealing with a toxic leader to participate in this study. The researcher
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be paid off. 2. 400 plant employees would be laid off Disadvantage: Employees may not be able to find a handsome rewarding job matching Denver‚ which is the highest in the area and Denver has the obligation to source for new employment for its employee that could cost additional $ 1 million. 3.
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------------------------------------------------- All About Retrenchment Published: October 27‚ 2011 Back The word retrenchment is derived from an old French word and basically means to reduce or cut something down. It also happens to be a word that can strike fear into the hearts of millions of workers who often are the sole bread winner in their family. Another word for retrenchment is called downsizing. The most simple explanation or definition of downsizing is when a business or organization
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contributed towards flexible and rapid operations. Another differentiating factor that separates us from the common apparel company is our employee policies. The company philosophy that we have enforced since our inception has been to treat all our employees with fair labor practices and to be as profitable as we can without exploiting the nature of employee policies. This fundamental rule has earned us a positive reputation in the eyes of media and the good-spirit of corporate responsibility.
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Communication Channel Scenarios Response to certain scenarios‚ with which communication channel should be used Helen L Rivas University of Phoenix Abstract In the following pages you will find responses to certain scenarios and which communication channel is best. There are two (2) main forms of communication channels‚ oral communication and written communication (Robbins & Judge 2011). Within the two (2) forms of communication channels there are ten (10) different communication channels;
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