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SEPARATION PROCESS
Human resource management
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What is Separations ?
Cost of employee separations.
Benefits of employee separations.
Types of employee separations.
Rehabilitation of surplus employees.
Separation
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Separation means cessation of service or
agreement with the organization for one or
other reason. The employee may be
separated from the payroll of the company as
a result of
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Resignation
Discharge & Dismissal
Suspension & Retrenchment
Layoff
Human Resource Replacement Costs
Costs
Recruitment Cost
Selection Cost
Training Cost
Separation Cost
Advertising
Interviewing
Orientation
Separation Pay
Campus Visit
Testing
Direct
Training Cost
Benefits
Recruiter Time
Reference Checks
Trainers Time
Unemployment
Insurance Cost
Search Firm Fees
Relocation
Less Productivity
During Training
Exit Interview
Outplacement
Vacant Position
Benefits of employee separations
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Reduced labour costs
Replacements of poor performances
Increased innovation
The opportunity for greater diversity
Types of employee separations
Types of employee separations
Voluntary
Involuntary
Quits
Layoffs
Retirements
Discharges
Retrenchment
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Involuntary separations
It occurs when an employer decides to terminate its
relationship with an employee due to
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Economic necessity or
A poor fit between the employee and the organization.
Voluntary separations
A separation that occurs when an employee decides, for
personal or professional reasons to end the relationship
with the employer.
Types Of Voluntary Separations
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There are two types of voluntary separations:
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Quits
Retirement
Types Of Involuntary Separation
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There are three types of involuntary separations
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Discharge
Layoff
Retrenchment
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Discharge takes place when mgmt decides that there is a
poor fit between an employee and the organization. It
could be a result of
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poor performance
Or because of some unacceptable behavior
Layoff means the “failure”, “refusal" or “inability” on the
part of any employer to give employment to any number
of workmen on account of shortage of raw material,
accumulation of stock, breakdown of machinery or for
any other reason.
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Retrenchment means “discharge of surplus
labour or staff” by the employer on account of
long period of layoff, or rationalization or
improved machinery or automation of machines
or similar other reasons.
Impact Of Layoff
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Effects the morale of remaining employees
Regions economic vitality
Entire community suffers
Investors are affected
company’s image
Difficult to attract & recruit highly skilled
employees
Implementing A Layoff
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Notifying employees ( before 7 days )
Developing layoff criteria
Communicating to laid off employees
Coordinating media relations
Maintaining security
Reassuring survivors of layoff
Alternatives to layoffs
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Employment policies
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Changes in job design
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Reduction through attrition
Hiring freeze
Transfer
Relocation
Job transfer
Training
Outplacement
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It is an HR program created to help separated
employees deal with the emotional stress of job
loss.
Goals of outplacement
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Reducing the morale problem of employees who
are about to be laid off.
Minimizing the amount of litigation initiated by
separated employees
Assisting separated employees in finding new
jobs