RIFed Employees

Rockie

If you had an employee whose position was phased out and they were invited to apply for any available positions which are or may become available, how do you ensure they know what becomes available in the future?

Do you ask them to look in the newspaper if you advertise on a routine basis? Or do you ask them to call in periodically?

What is the obligation of the employer to inform the rif'd employee?

dchr9203

They generally are RIFed because their position is being eliminated due to downsizing, or whatever. We tell them to periodically check our posting list and apply for any other positions they are interested in. In Alabama, there is no requirement for the employer to inform RIF'd employees of current or future openings.

twochr

We have a job information telephone 'hot line' where we record all open positions. We remind RIF'd employees of this and give them a business card with the hot line phone number on it. Texas does not require us to do anything, we just do this.

Don D

The employer is never obligated to 'keep the riffed employees posted'. This would work you literally to death. The worst thing an HR Manager can agree to in these situations is the request, "Hey, keep me posted, gimme a call if anything comes up, will ya?' "OK, I will." "Think what you're agreeing to do!!!"

Put the monkey on the back where it belongs, not yours, ever.

Dutch2

Amen... it is hard enough as is to keep the "monkey" population at a manageable level.