Sign This Agreement Not to Compete or You're Fired! Noncompete Agreements and the Public Policy Exception to Employment at Will

A California jury recently awarded an employee who was fired for refusing to sign a noncompete agreement $1.2 million in damages for wrongful discharge. Whether employees have a right to refuse to sign unenforceable noncompete agreements is an emerging employment law issue. This article considers whether a wrongful discharge remedy is available in such cases under the public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine. State court decisions addressing the question are conflicting. Some courts have allowed employers to discharge employees who refuse to sign a noncompete agreement even if the agreement is unreasonable. Other courts have recognized a claim for damages under the public policy exception. This article explores the issue from policy and managerial perspectives, critically analyzing the policy justifications advanced by the courts in those decisions, and comments on the liability risks to employers and the proper resolution of the issue.     

Challenges to employment at will: A survey of the natural gas transmission industry

The natural gas transmission industry, once paternalistic towards its employees, is feeling the effects of challenges to the doctrine of employment at will, and is responding with policies that will increase managerial prerogatives. This article approaches the issue from the points of view both of law and of economics, and includes a survey of pipeline managers who must develop viable work rules in an environment of increasing expectations of employee rights and tightening market competition.     

理工科大学生就业心理研究

理工科大学生目前在就业上存在的一些心理问题,主要包括对就业存在焦虑、恐惧等心理,存在性格缺陷、欠缺良好心理素质的学生和女生更是理工科大学生就业中的弱势群体,高校在理工科教学中实践性课程不足,创业教育落后等原因也导致理工科大学生就业不理想。针对这些问题,本文初步提出了一些建议,以期为理工科大学生在就业上提供帮助。     

A Contingency Approach to the Employment Relationship: Form, Function, and Effectiveness Implications

In the United States, the at-will doctrine purports to give employers the right to terminate employees with or without notice or good cause. However, numerous exceptions have made protection afforded by the doctrine illusory, and wrongful termination litigation often results. Other countries such as Canada and New Zealand legally prohibit at-will employment, and require reasonable notice or justification when terminating employees. On the basis of comparison of nonunion employment in those countries with that typical in the United States, we examine alternative approaches to employment relationships (independent contractor, employee rights, and at-will), and offer suggestions for choosing among them strategically based on environmental contingencies, work characteristics, and outcomes valued by a given firm. Although the choice may be limited by law in some jurisdictions, we offer a more systematic approach for U.S. firms wishing to deal with the consequences of terminations proactively as part of their overall strategic planning process.     

国内外性别差异对就业率的影响——以中日两国研究为中心

中日两国女性同属东方文化圈,但是在就业情况方面却各有各的苦衷。文章分析了中日两国两种就业情况的原因,探析了两国的文化异同。     

职业技能证书对大学生就业影响分析——以路桥与港航工程学院毕业生为例

本文以路桥与港航工程学院毕业生为例,从职业技能证书的角度入手,采用调查法,研究和分析了职业技能证书对大学生就业的影响程度。     

人力资源管理专业毕业生就业意向调查与分析——以合肥师范学院2015届为例

文章以合肥师范学院人力资源管理专业2015届毕业生为调查对象,采取调查问卷的方式,对其就业意向开展调查,毕业生在求职准备、就业形势认识、期望薪酬等方面的结果,同时分析了影响人力资源管理专业毕业生就业的关键因素。最后就做好毕业生就业指导工作提出具体的改善对策。