Employment At-will

Employment At-will

For many years, businesses have used an employment-at-will policy when hiring their employees. What is an employment-at-will policy? To put it in simple terms, an employment-at-will policy is where neither the employer nor the employee has to give a reason behind terminating their employment (6). A human resource manager needs to look at several problems related to an employment-at-will policy when deciding if it is right for their organization. These problems include current legal precedent, backlash from potential employees, changes to the current personnel environment, and resentment from current employees. Also, there are always alternatives to employment-at-will that can be considered.
Historically many employers have included an employment at-will policy in their organization based on legal precedent. The issue of whether or not an employment-at-will policy is just has, for years, been in favor of the employer. Legal precedent was set by the supreme ...