ESSAY QUESTIONS

145. Hernando is
working with management to calculate the costs of employee turnover. What
issues or costs should Hernando raise to management as they think about these
costs?

146. Discuss two categories
of employee separations, including the specific types of each.

147. Early
retirements are one way to reduce a firms workforce. Describe the features and
potential pitfalls of an early retirement program.

hint at possible layoffs to
older employees

148. Your CEO
asks you, as the director of HR, to lead a layoff planning session. Explain
what alternatives to a layoff you could consider.

149. As the
director of HR, you have the responsibility of implementing a layoff for a
medium-sized company. Review the key issues that must be settled in the
implementation.

150. Discuss some
strategies you can take in order to reassure surviving employees after a
layoff.

145. Hernando is
working with management to calculate the costs of employee turnover. What
issues or costs should Hernando raise to management as they think about these
costs? 146. Discuss two categories
of employee separations, including the specific types of each.147. Early
retirements are one way to reduce a firms workforce. Describe the features and
potential pitfalls of an early retirement program.
hint at possible layoffs to
older employees148. Your CEO
asks you, as the director of HR, to lead a layoff planning session. Explain
what alternatives to a layoff you could consider.149. As the
director of HR, you have the responsibility of implementing a layoff for a
medium-sized company. Review the key issues that must be settled in the
implementation.150. Discuss some
strategies you can take in order to reassure surviving employees after a
layoff.