Exit interviews can be a valuable source of information to a business. HR managers frequently use exit interviews as a way to identify and articulate why employees are leaving to help reduce employee turnover, but may not be identifying areas that are working in the organization. This week’s Feature from CCH News examines the latest trends in exit interviews, which includes focusing on the bright side, and working to replicate “the good” across the company.

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Employers who are thinking of offering severance agreements and waivers to departing employees should review the guidance offered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission aimed at helping the employee to decide whether to sign it.

To minimize the risk of potential litigation, many emplo Read more

Fewer people were voluntarily quitting their jobs in December 2008 compared to December 2006, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Read more

The state’s Dislocated Workers Act requires employers of 50 or more employees to provide a 60-day plant closing notice to workers, but it does not apply to reduction of work hours if there is no termination of employment and no business transaction such as a sale is taking place, according to Elaine Young of the Read more

The 30 percent of employers who have fired workers for internet misuse cite the following reasons: viewing, downloading, or uploading inappropriate/offensive conduct (84 percent); violation of any company policy (48 percent); excessive personal use (34 percent); and other reasons (9 percent), re Read more

Overturning a National Labor Relations Board decision reinstating the terminated employee, the court said that the effect of stating that there were “gaping holes” in the business and that there were “voids” in the company’s critical knowledge base were damaging enough to warrant immediate termination; the employee’s later criticism of company management via an internet message additionally Read more

The former employee of Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc. was terminated after she returned from active military duty. The Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act prohibits discharging returning veterans “except for cause.” The appeals court said that the “overwhelming” evidence showed an extensive pattern of misconduct justifying her dismissal.

For companies concerned about protecting sensitive electronic data, a new survey reveals an alarming set of worker attitudes: employees openly admit they would take company data, including customer data and product plans, when leaving a job. Read more

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against a Chicago area BMW dealership, alleging unlawful termination of an employee for posting photos and comments on Facebook that were critical of the car dealership. Read more

The National Labor Relations Board is alleging that Hispanics United of Buffalo, a nonprofit that provides social services to low-income clients, unlawfully discharged five employees after they took to Facebook to criticize working conditions, including work load and staffing issues. Read more

The majority of senior executives at more than 600 firms across the U.S., 65 percent, say that there will be “practically no staff cutbacks” for 2012, says a Right Management survey. Read more