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Fired, Laid off or Forced Out! : A Complete Guide to Severance, Benefits and Your Rights When You're Starting Over by Richard Busse (2005, Trade Paperback)

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You're Fired! Those are the two words every employee dreads. But what does it really mean to be let go, and more important, what can you do to turn this situation into an opportunity for future success? Fired, Laid-Off or Forced Out takes the fear out of the possibility of losing your job and replaces it with specific guidelines any worker can use to protect his or her rights. From the factory worker tothe professional, the salesperson to upper management, anyone can benefit from the insight and the proven steps described to obtain a positive outcome. Successful strategies clearly explain how you can: *Survive a Disciplinary Action *Diffuse Volatile Situations *Change an Abusive Environment *Prevent Termination *Handle the Termination Itself *Negotiate a Severance Agreement *Evaluate Your Case *Craft a Better Settlement *Build Your Workplace Power

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Publisher
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1572484594
ISBN-13
9781572484597
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30770534

Product Key Features

Book Title
Fired, Laid off or Forced Out! : A Complete Guide to Severance, Benefits and Your Rights When You're Starting Over
Author
Richard Busse
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Careers / General, General
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Business & Economics
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz

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Hf5549.5.D55b87 2005
Table of Content
Introduction Chapter 1: Discharge as an At-Will Employee - -Debunking Myths about Your Employment Rights Chapter 2: Strategies to Survive a Disciplinary Action - -Are You Really on a Termination Track? -How Employee Discipline Works -How to Survive Employee Discipline -Top Ten Rules to Survive Discipline -Top Ten Rules to Survive Discipline Chapter 3: How to Diffuse Potentially Volatile Situations -Strategies for Executives -Strategies for Mid-level Managers -Strategies for First-Line, Nonunion Supervisors -Strategies for Commissioned Salespersons -Strategies for Nonunion, Hourly Workers -Strategies for Probationary Employees -Survival Tips Chapter 4: Using HR to Survive Abuse at Work -Your Need to Report Harassment -Using Good Judgment in Reporting Harassment -The Trick is to Change the Subject -Verifying Complaints -Considerations That Affect Your Reporting Decision -Tips for Dealing with Human Resources Chapter 5: Strategies to Preempt or Prevent an Anticipated Termination - -Strategy 1: Preempt it by Proposing that You Resign -Strategy 2: Demonstrate Submission -Strategy 3: Enlist Third-Party Assistance -Strategy 4: Assume a Legal Posture -Strategy 5: Engage in a Political War Chapter 6: Managing an Imminent Termination - -Ensure Your Performance is Documented -Begin a Narrative of Events -Make a List of Witnesses -Start Networking -Consider Consulting with an Attorney -In the Meantime, Do Your Job -Mend Fences -Be Mindful of Any Upcoming Dates -Watch Out for Traps -Review Your Employer's Benefit Offerings -Do Not Create a Sense of Impending Doom -Do Not Argue Your Case to Your Co-Workers -Do Not Ask Your Boss for Reassurance -Do Not Give Up and Stop Performing -Do Not Engage in Desperate Defensive Measures -Do Not Go on Vacation -Do Not Just Quit -Do Not Make Illegal Tape Recordings -Do Not Access Information without Authority -Do Not Give Your Employer an Excuse -Do's and Don'ts in Anticipation of a Termination Chapter 7: Handling the Termination Itself -The Termination Meeting -Posttermination Winding Up -The Exit Interview -Your Final Check and Benefits -Posttermination Filings to Protect Your Rights -The Effect of Termination on Your Receipt of Benefits -Termination Tips -Termination Tips Chapter 8: Immediately after Your Termination -Remain Calm -Ask Probing Questions -Remove All Personal Belongings at Your Earliest Opportunity -Relinquish All Keys and ID Badges when Requested -Record What was Said in the Termination Meeting -Request a Copy of Your Personnel File -Let Your Family and Friends Take Care of You -If You Need It, Seek Emotional Counseling -Seek Legal Advice Only from a Knowledgeable Lawyer -As Soon as You are Able, Look for Other Work -Do Not Start Cutting Your Own Deal -Do Not Release Your Employer Without Consulting a Lawyer -Do Not Write a Letter of Protest to the Company -Do Not Start Writing Letters to Your Congressional Delegation -Do Not Engage in Physical Harm -Do Not Remove Anything that Does Not Belong to You -Do Not Refuse to Return Property Belonging to the Employer -Do Not Immediately File an Internal, Nonunion Grievance -Do Not Sign a Confession -Do Not Try to Handle it Alone -Termination Tips Chapter 9: Negotiating a Severance Agreement -How to Get More Severance -The Contents of Your Severance Agreement -Severance Tips List Chapter 10: All About Lawyers -How to Find a Lawyer -Engag
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2004-025685
Dewey Decimal
650.1
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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A complete survival guide to the workplace
It doesn't matter if you are on the termination track or not: anyone can benefit from this guide! It is a useful tool for any worker to better understand what is expected at the workplace. It will help employees avoid common mistakes with employers and coworkers, defuse volatile situations, change an abusive environment, prevent discipline, and more!

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