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You probably use a legal document called a release to head off wrongful dismissal claims by employees you terminate. In return for a severance package, the employee signs an agreement promising not to sue you. The release is supposed to settle all claims and ensure everlasting peace. But employees may have second thoughts and sue you anyway. That's when some employers learn a costly lesson: A signed release doesn't always block a wrongful dismissal suit.
One way employees can defeat a release is by persuading the court that it's unconscionable-that is, so grossly unfair that no reasonable or informed person would have agreed to it. If you ask your employees to sign releases, you need to understand the danger and ensure that your release agreements and practices are legally sound. Here's how.
Contracts aren't enforceable if they're made under duress. Remember the "I made him an offer he couldn't refuse" line from The Godfather? It was great cinema but lousy law. Put a gun to somebody's head and tell him that the contract will contain either his signature or his brains and you're going to have a hard time getting the contract enforced.
Unconscionable contracts are like contracts made under duress. The idea of not enforcing a contract because it's "unconscionable" dates back to a 1965 U.S. case in which a department store extended credit to a customer over 5 years so he could buy furniture. For 4 1/2 years, the customer made all payments. But when he was late on a payment, the store tried to repossess all of the furniture. The store had the right to repossess under the literal terms of the agreement, which said that none of the furniture was paid off until all of it was. But the judge was appalled. A court doesn't have to enforce a contract that's "unreasonable or unconscionable," he ruled [Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co., 350 F.2d 445 (C.A.D.C. 1965)].
The concept of letting persons out of unconscionable contracts caught on in Canada. One of the leading cases occurred in 1978 when a member of the First Nations was allowed to rescind a contract to sell his boat and fishing licence for a pittance to an experienced businessman. The boat was worthless but the licence was worth a fortune. The BC Court of Appeal ruled that the businessman was taking unfair advantage of the seller's lack of sophistication and set aside the contract as "divergent from community standards of commercial morality" [Harry v. Kreutzinger, 9 B.C.L.R. 166 (B.C.C.A.) (1978)].
When Is a Release Unconscionable?
Courts may refuse to enforce a release in which an employee waives her legal claims against the employer in exchange for a severance package if it deems the contract unconscionable. The natural sympathy of courts for the "little guy" who gets laid off makes this a serious concern for employers. And don't think that you're okay just because your lawyer wrote the release. To determine if a release is unconscionable, courts consider not simply what it says but how you get the employee to sign it. Thus, a boilerplate release that has worked for other employers or for you on other occasions might still be unconscionable if you exert undue pressure or deception to get the employee to sign it.
The good news for employers is that it's very hard for employees to prove that a release is unconscionable. The standards of unconscionability come not from statutes or regulations but cases where courts and arbitrations (which, for simplicity's sake, we'll refer to collectively as "courts") had to rule on the issue. Let's look at the leading cases.
General Standard: The Titus Test
The clearest expression of the standard that courts in Canada use to determine if a release is unconscionable is the test laid out by an Ontario court in a 2007 case called Titus v. William F. Cooke Enterprises, Inc., [2007] O.J. No. 3148 (Aug. 22, 2007)].
For a release (or other employer-employee agreement) to be unconscionable:
- The transaction must be grossly unfair and improvident;
- There must be an overwhelming imbalance in bargaining power between the employer and employee;
- The employer must knowingly take advantage of the employee's vulnerability; and
- The employee must not have had independent legal advice.
Nice principles; but what do they mean in the real world?
1. When Are Terms of Severance Grossly Unfair?
Bad deals—even foolhardy and onerous ones-aren't necessarily unconscionable. Grossly unfair is a very high standard. A court must find that the disparity in value each side got from the deal was so gross or that it shocks the conscience. Courts typically compare the terms of the package to what employees of similar age, years of service and responsibilities in the same industry receive. But while they help, statistics aren't definitive benchmarks. Result: There are no bright line rules defining when the terms of a severance package are grossly unfair.
Practical Pointer: One thing that is clear is that you can't pay employees less than the minimum benefits guaranteed by the province's employment standards law. But you're allowed to drive a hard bargain. Thus, refusing to pay a penny more than the statutory minimum in severance may be okay as long as the terms of the release are clearly spelled out, the employee isn't coerced or taken advantage of and he gets the chance to talk to his lawyer before signing.
Example: A BC court ruled that a clause in a contract providing an IT manager the minimum 5 weeks' notice required by law upon termination wasn't unconscionable. The manager was experienced and knew that the notice amount under the contract was less than he could have gotten under common law, i.e., the notice rules that would apply if the ESA or an employment contract wasn't in effect. But he deliberately chose to take the position because of the upside it offered and couldn't claim now that the deal was unconscionable [Finlan v. Richie Bros. Auctioneers (Canada) Ltd., 2006 BCSC 291 (CanLII) (Feb. 20, 2006)].
Practical Pointer: The fact that you may be able to keep severance to the legal minimum without being "grossly unfair" doesn't mean you should. As a practical matter, it's often advisable to provide more generous severance to induce employees to sign the release and allay the bad feelings that can generate second thoughts and legal claims.
2. When Is There an Overwhelming Imbalance in Bargaining Power?
Employees must show that there was an overwhelming disparity in bargaining power. That's not as easy as it sounds. Courts recognize that employees generally lack leverage vis-à-vis their employers, especially when they're being laid off. But for an "overwhelming imbalance" to exist, the employee's inherent lack of leverage must be heightened by an additional disadvantage such as the employee's ignorance of business, illiteracy or blindness, deafness, illness, senility or similar disability.
Example: One of the factors that a Newfoundland court cited in finding an agreement paying a manager about 1/3 of the severance she'd have gotten under the contract (albeit above the ESA minimum) unconscionable was the imbalance in bargaining power. The manager wasn't simply upset and financially vulnerable but 59-years-old, unsophisticated and had only a 10th grade education [Howell v. Reitmans (Canada) Ltd., [2002] N.J. No. 194 (July 10, 2002)].
Example: By contrast, in the Titus case, an Ontario court ruled that a bad severance deal accepted by a laid off lawyer for a TV station distribution company wasn't unconscionable. The lawyer was under stress-his father had died and he was up to his eyeballs in debt. But the court said there was no overwhelming imbalance in bargaining power noting that the employee was a "senior lawyer with extensive experience in contract and employment law."
Practical Pointer: All employees should be treated with dignity and respect, especially during the layoff process. But employees who are unsophisticated, uneducated, disabled or otherwise vulnerable require especially sensitive treatment. The kind of tough negotiating stance that might wash with employees of normal capabilities is likely to come across as bullying and coercive with such employees. You also have to exert extra effort to ensure that these employees fully understand the terms of the severance you're asking them to sign.
3. What Does Taking Advantage of an Employee's Vulnerability Mean?
Vulnerability isn't enough. To set aside a release as unconscionable, the court must determine that the employer took knowing advantage of the employee's vulnerability. That can mean:
Coercion. A release isn't valid if employees feel like they have no real choice about signing it. For example, one reason the release in Howell was unconscionable was that the company official who presented it to the unsophisticated and uneducated manager gave her the impression that if she didn't sign it then and there the severance offer would be withdrawn.
Practical Pointer: You can condition severance on the employee's signing of the release as long as the severance terms are more generous than legal requirements. But if you're offering just the statutory minimum, employees get the severance even if they don't sign the release. You also need to make it clear to employees that you won't punish them for not signing-other than not giving them the additional severance you're offering. Thus, for example, it's unacceptable to tell employees you won't provide them a reference if they don't sign.
Undue Influence. Another way to take unfair advantage of vulnerable employees is to exploit their trust in you to get them to sign what you know is a bad deal.
Example: An executive with the same company for 30 years meets with the CEO for what he thinks is a routine performance review. But instead, the CEO tells him he's been laid off. He's stunned and can hardly speak. The CEO then asks him to sign a release. "John," says the CEO, "we've been friends for years. Trust me when I say this is a great deal and you need to sign it before the company wises up." The CEO knows full well that the severance deal is highly unfavorable to the executive. But the executive trusts the CEO and signs the release. The executive would have a strong claim of undue influence.
Practical Pointer: Don't overstate the generosity of the severance terms you're offering. Don't use your trust and influence over employees to get them to sign a release, even if you think that signing the release is the right decision for them. And tell employees to talk to a lawyer or other independent source of counsel for advice about what to do.
Deception: Another method of taking advantage is to give employees false, misleading or incomplete information about the terms of the severance package. For example, in Titus, the court ruled that the employer didn't take unfair advantage of the lawyer. He was well aware of his options and chose "with his eyes open."
Practical Pointer: Don't bury the terms of the release in boilerplate and fine print. Use simple and clear language and make sure that employees understand exactly what you're offering them. Invite them to ask questions-either on the spot or later. And, of course, let them know they can run the agreement past their lawyer.
4. What Does Lack of Counsel Mean?
"Lack of counsel" essentially means forcing or tricking employees into signing the agreement without giving them a chance to run it by their lawyers first. For example, in ruling that the release wasn't unconscionable even though the IT consultant signed it without running it by a lawyer, the BC court in Finlan noted that the company gave him a chance to have a lawyer review the agreement and the consultant didn't take advantage. "It is sufficient," said the court, "that an employee is given time to review [a release] . . . and the opportunity to seek out advice."
Practical Pointer: Don't ask employees to sign a release on the spot. You can impose a deadline to sign if it's reasonable such as at least 3 business days. Include clear and bold face language in the release telling employees to ask a lawyer to review the release before signing it:
Sample Language: It is agreed and understood that the Releasor/Employee has had an opportunity to consult and be advised by a solicitor before entering into this Release, has read the Release and understands its contents, and signs this Release as a free act.
The employee must be allowed to talk to not just a lawyer but one who's objective and independent. Thus, letting employees talk to the company's lawyer before signing the release is unacceptable.
The risk that a court won't enforce your release as unconscionable is real but shouldn't be overstated. Unconscionability isn't about leveling the playing field. "There will always be some inequality of bargaining position between a large commercial concern and an individual," according to one court. Nor is it about ensuring that employees get a good severance deal. Courts created the rule of unconscionability so they'd have a way to step in when companies abuse their power and take unfair advantage. As long as you treat your employees with dignity and respect, clearly spell out the terms of the release and give employees a fair chance to review and get advice about signing it, you have little to fear.
1. DO make sure severance benefits meet legal minimum
2. DO treat employees with dignity, respect and kindness, especially those who lack business sophistication, formal education or have a disability
3. DON'T threaten employees with no severance if they don't sign release (unless you have just cause)
4. DON'T condition references on employee's willingness to sign release
5. DO give employees at least 3 business days to review and decided whether to sign
6. DON'T offer employees personal advice about whether to sign release
7. DO spell out in the agreement that employees have the right to seek counsel
8. DO verbally remind employees of their rights to counsel
9. DON'T lard the agreement with boilerplate and fine print
10. DO make yourself available to answer employees' questions

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Please do not mention any other guns like ar15 ect if it was your birthday would you want an ak47 or shotgun?
Shotgun is far more useful.
Ak 47, most likely to be banned if it ever happens. Although shotguns have come under scrutiny lately also. Good luck
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Basic Pie Pastry Recipe
This pastry is so easy! Try it anywhere you'd use a regular or deep dish pie crust. The savings will add up quickly!—Susan Westerfield, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons shortening
- 6 to 7 tablespoons lemon-lime soda, chilled
- 1. In a food processor, combine flour and salt. Add shortening; cover and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. While processing, gradually add soda until dough forms a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- 2. For two single crust pies, on a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Repeat with remaining pastry. Fill or bake according to recipe directions.
- 3. For a double crust pie, divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other. On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1 in. beyond edge of plate. Add filling.
- 4. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Bake according to recipe directions. Yield: 2 pastry shells.
Recipe Note
Editor's Note: To make without a food processor, in a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Gradually add soda, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Proceed as directed.
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My husband and son love blue cheese in everything. They also love a BIG Burger. This recipe came about as a joke on them as I could not believe they would like a burger with blue cheese as I do not like it myself.
1 lb. ground chuck
1 small onion diced
1 tablespoon worchester sauce
1/2 cup blue cheese crumbled
1/2 cup italian bread crumbs
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 teaspoon mustard
2 cloves finely diced garlic
1 portabella mushroom
1 slice mozzarella cheese
Mix the first 8 ingredients together. Form patties and grill til cooked as your like them. Place mushroom and mozzarella cheese on burger after turning to heat and melt. Place cooked burger on bun and add your favorite toppings.


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I will try this Kalyn, sounds really delicious!ReplyDelete
Thanks blog friend, on both counts! Couldn't have done it without you! Someday soon I might even try eating FEWER carbs rather than just racking up their counts!ReplyDelete
mmm asparagus is one of my favorite veggies. and funny my family had it as our greens on thanksgiving and when i posted the recipe was like WATCH OUT HOW LONG YOU COOK 'EM FOR! they get so soft so easily and with the soft out goes the flavor.ReplyDelete
I just got an e-mail from a friend named Nick who gave me an excellent idea. When you make asparagus and break off those ends, use them to make cream of asparagus soup. Thanks for the idea Nick.ReplyDelete
My wife doesn't like the sparagus, sigh. I'm a huge fan of the grilling over a wood fire until it's still a little snappy, but not today. Today it's pouring rain and a bit nippy out.ReplyDelete
When I roast it in the oven or grill it I use the squeeze of a lemon instead of the vinegar. I'm a lemon fiend.
I love roasted asparagus, one of favorites!ReplyDelete
It's nice too to toss in some vinegar like red wine, or even better, balsamic. If there isn't the thick aged stuff in the pantry, the reduction works just as well in my opinion. I didn't even realize it was low carb!
Great easy recipe Kalyn. This looks fab.ReplyDelete
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City looses hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay off Cutliff Grove
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City Commissioners used $374,000 from the general fund to pay off Cutliff Grove Resource Center's debt to HUD.
The lot where two and three bedroom apartments were supposed to be built by the city, EDC, and Cutliff Grove Resource Center is empty - and will stay empty. City attorney Nathan Davis told commissioners there's no reason to sue because Cutliff Grove doesn't have the money, and never had a proof of a contract from HUD.
Commissioner Roger Marietta was the only commissioner to disagree with the lack of action. "I'm not saying his opinion wasn't reasonable, I'm just saying my gut feeling said this is a bad deal. I want more money. I believe that they do have resources. I believe that they have money in the bank, and I would've liked to see some money in the deal" says Marietta.
The city paid HUD $374,000 from the general fund and now owns the land worth $95,000. Tax payers have to swallow the $279,000 deficit.
All commissioners acknowledged the fact that both Cutliff Grove and the previous city commission made mistakes that lead to this situation.
Commissioner Tommie Postell says Cutliff Grove used some of the money legally, however some of it is unaccounted for. "This is actually a win-win situation. Now that we repaid HUD we're back stable with them. So if something comes along later we can use the $279,000 for another project" says Postell.
Cutliff Grove would have first rights to any future development, however they would have to come with the proper funds and resources to take back over the project. City officials say if that were the case in the future they will be paying close attention to make sure this expensive mistake never happens again.


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While pay for the typical CEO of a company in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index surged 8.8 percent last year to US$10.5 million, it rose a scant 1.3 percent for U.S. workers as a whole. That CEO now earns 257 times the national average, up from a multiple of 181 in 2009, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and Equilar.
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The S&P 500 jumped 30 percent last year, compounding the size of the CEOs' paydays. Consider Leslie Moonves of CBS, whose stock climbed at twice the rate of the overall stock market. Moonves collected US$65.6 million.
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Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have discovered that the more diverse the diet of a fish, the less diverse are the microbes living in its gut. If the effect is confirmed in humans, it could mean that the combinations of foods people eat can influence the diversity of their gut microbes.
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Bolnick's co-authors are Lisa Snowberg (UT Austin), Philipp Hirsch (University of Basel and Uppsala University), Christian Lauber and Rob Knight (University of Colorado, Boulder), J. Gregory Caporaso (Northern Arizona University and Argonne National Laboratory), and Richard Svanbäck (Uppsala University).
This research was funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation and the Swedish Research Council.
You can read the original study, "Individuals' diet diversity influences gut microbial diversity in two freshwater fish (threespine stickleback and Eurasian perch)" here: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/ele.12301
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Then there was yesterday's Twitter drama, which just sucked any joy of blogging out of me, and I was feeling somewhat annoyed at the Internets in general. I still am a bit, maybe? Sometimes I just need to turn off the computer and walk away, already. Or just keep my mouth shut and stay out of it, but after wrestling with my own conscience and beliefs over the hotel incident, I felt that I had something to say, and I did. Nobody noticed, of course. I don't really care; but I do feel a bit stressed when I wade into an arena with the big players, because you never know what your words will touch off. Will everyone just ignore it? Will someone take offense, and you'll have 395 comments with people calling you a hater?
*sigh* It feels like high school all over again, sometimes.
So anyway, what's up here? This summer I set some goals and put things in motion. One big change in my life was taking another job, which is something I haven't done outside of the school system for a whole 19 years. I wanted to sock away some money, and this seemed like the best way to do it. Did I stick with my profession? Nope. I went completely out on a limb and dove into retail by applying for (and landing!) a job at a local independent toy store. Surrounded by Lego and Webkinz, Thomas, Plan It, Playmobil and puzzles, I spend one day a week helping grown ups find fun for the kids in their lives. It's so much fun!
Of course come Christmas, you can bet I'll have the scoop on some really great toys, which I will post here for all of you when you're shopping for the kiddos in your life. I am already scoping them out and it's only August. I can't help it when there is just so much good stuff in the store that I wish Jake was younger!
In my kitchen, I've been canning and making jam like crazy for the past few weeks. I have posts coming up about it all, but wow! I think I have enough jam to last quite awhile. One of the recent batches was a nice apricot jam, and just to experiment, I tossed in a split vanilla bean. OH. Good Lord. SO good. I highly recommend it.
Jake has been keeping himself busy this summer making non-alcoholic mead, creating video games, and blogging. The other night I offered to do a blog re-haul for him and this is the finished product. He was so excited, and it was fun to teach him about widgets and layouts. We were up until 10 pm that night, pouring over blogs and installing things. Hubs thought we were insane!
Oh on a side note, one of my goals for a very long time was to break 100 subscribers to Notes From the Cookie Jar. When I finally did over the past week or so, I danced in my pjs around the computer room. Thank you! Thanks to everyone who takes time out of their busy day to come here, of all places, to read, comment, and make me smile. I love my readers. You guys are the BEST.
Next week, there are two giveaways coming up. One is a sponsored giveaway for US residents only. To keep my Canadian Readers from feeling left out, I have another giveaway for you as well that I'm buying myself. I hope you enter! That might be kind of fun!
Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Blather Because I'm Tired of the Soap Box
Posted by Karen Humphrey at 10:09 AM Labels: computers and the Internets, It's all about me


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The Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland HH-71 team have successfully conducted aerial refueling tests involving a Royal Air Force AW101 Merlin Mk3 helicopter and an Italian Air Force KC-130J tanker, the companies announced.
The fuel transfer occurred over the south of England on February 13, marking the first time a British helicopter has demonstrated air-to-air refueling capability. The AW101 and RAF test pilots successfully plugged the helicopter's refueling probe to each of the tanker's two wing-station drogues on the first attempt. Sorties were flown at 4,000 feet with both aircraft traveling at 127 knots and, according to Lockheed Martin, "All trial objectives were completed."
"With this proven aerial refueling capability," said Lockheed Martin CSAR-X (combat search and rescue) v-p Dan Spoor, "the aircraft has demonstrated all critical capabilities required for the CSAR mission."
All Merlin Mk3 helicopters have air-refueling capability. This trial was the latest step in providing an operational release for in-service Merlin Mk3 helicopters fitted with the advanced design BERP III and BERP IV rotor blades.


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Luigi N. Puleio wrote: >> If for some reason you cannot do that, please at least include the data >> type of the primary key and all fields involved in the query, as well as >> a list of all the indexes on both tables. If you won't show people on the list your table definitions, or at least the information shown above, then it's less likely that anybody can help you or will spend the time trying to help you. Personally I think you may need some functional/cast, and possibly composite, indexes to avoid the looping sequential scan as I said before. However, that's guesswork without some more information as repeatedly stated and requested. I'm not going to bother replying to any further mail just to say so again. Try reading the documentation chapter about indexes: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/indexes.html and about query optimisation: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/performance-tips.html then experiment with various indexes to see what works best. Think about the data types. Remember that you can build an index on a cast of a field, on multiple fields, on function calls, or basically any other simple expression or expressions, but that complex indexes will cost more to build and maintain and might be bigger (and thus slower to search). Anyway, I'm done. -- Craig Ringer
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PALLAVI GOGOINEW YORK (AP) â¿¿ Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Thursday after signs emerged that Americans are spending at a slower pace and that China's economy may be in worse shape than previously thought. American shoppers slowed their spending in June, resulting in tepid sales for many retailers. Target's stock fell 1 percent and Costco Wholesale fell less than a percent after reporting that sales rose less than analysts were expecting. "It all boils down to one little word: uncertainty," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital. "No one will spend if it feels like we're in a recession." The reports raised concerns about Americans' ability to spend during the back-to-school shopping season, which starts later this month. That's a crucial period for retailers. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 47.15 points at 12,896.67 on Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 6.44 points to 1,367.58. The Nasdaq composite was 0.04 point higher at 2,976.12. Eight of the 10 major industries tracked by the S&P 500 fell, led by bank stocks. JPMorgan Chase fell $1.50, or 4 percent, to $34.38, while Bank of America fell 24 cents, or 3 percent, to $7.82. China surprised investors earlier Thursday when it cut interest rates for the second time in a month. That caused investors to worry that the downturn in the world's second-largest economy may be worse than previously expected. The People's Bank of China cut its main lending rate 0.31 percentage point to 6 percent and reduced its deposit rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 3 percent. The bank said the lower rates are intended to boost economic growth in the second half of the year. Analysts said the cuts are also a sign that Chinese authorities are increasingly concerned about that country's economy.
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Meeting: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 in the Prairie Lounge
Present: Stacey Parker Aronson, Keith Brugger, Bart Finzel, Tom Mahoney, Argie Manolis, Pam Solvie, Janet Schrunk Ericksen,
Absent: Keith Brugger
The Faculty Affairs Committee was called to order on Wednesday, February 9 at 9:00.
Sarah Mattson, of the University of Minnesota, Morris Human Resource office was a special guest. She was asked to attend the meeting to discuss the exit interview process, etc.
Stacey updated the election process; Sam Schumann suggested that the committee postpone the elections for 1 year to next spring. Pam Solvie, Stacey Parker- Aronson and Argie Manolis would go off at the same time. While wanting to do things as usual (elections) will the terms that were to be up in one year's time be postponed for one year also?
The committee discussed the Exit Interview process
Campus Security
Human Resources office/benefits
Computer services
Division contacts
Supervisor-Internal interview (meaning within UMM)
Exit interview is given to employee to be filled out or can be completed at exit interview with supervisor
Completed interview sheet is sent back to Sarah's office
Routed to supervisor
Area Vice Chancellor
Probably not as useful as UMM's - multiple choice not essay
Salary is a bigger issue for leaving at the Twin Cities
Another position
Furthering education
Personal reasons
Health reasons
Spousal opportunities
Classroom freedom
Limited resources
On the job training
Little money for professional development besides attending conferences.
Pay could be better
Waiting period for retiree benefits
Lack of guidance and support
Limited Resources for research
Better office arrangement
Comment listed: A clear vision or mission is needed at UMM
How many exit interviews are completed?
About one third are completed at meetings and another one third are done by employees and sent in. HR office does track the forms to some degree. About 50 have been completed since 2001. Twin Cities had 3 people complete their form.
Have exit interviews been tracked according to gender?
They have not been in the past.
Would it help if when the form was sent by the Human Resource office to the Division Chair, if HR would follow up with a phone call?
Sarah said that she could do that, if it would help the completion rate.
What is the history of the process?
The UMM was doing their exit interviews first and the Twin Cities started at about that time, both campuses do forms. UMM will continue to do our form as the information is much more constructive.
How could the checklist for choice of who the exiting employee would meet with be changed?
Clarification was needed on whether the employee has to meet with his/her immediate supervisor; but the supervisor does need to see the form.
Non teaching P&A does see their supervisor as the Discipline coordinator or more closely their discipline colleagues.
Sarah asked if the Faculty Affairs Committee would like to see a draft of one done for specific P&A?
Should this form not go through Division Chair but through Human Resource office and if it is filled out with HR should it be returned to the Division Chair of the division where the employee is? Yes, the finished form should be returned to the Division Chair.
There should be a check off indicating who he/she is willing to share the information with, such as Division Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee.
Who should complete the interview?
Division Chair
Or someone else
It would be ideal to meet with the person and have discussion, complete on own and mail the form to VC or Sarah or other suggestion.
How could the form be delivered to the exiting employee so it is not misplaced or forgotten?
Directly from Sarah with directions
Sent to hiring authority-with a personal call to set up an appointment.
It was reiterated that this form is not sent to someone who has been let go.
Sarah asked for routing suggestions?
Division Chair-what can they do with the info? Do they keep records (over a 5 year period what is reason for exit?)
Strategic Planning
Vice Chancellors
Annually share the information with the Faculty Affairs Committee. Do the Division Chairs share the information with department coordinators, could certain people be bypassed if so desired by the exiting employee? The Dean needs to see the form to deal with the reason for leaving. Sarah said she likes to go to Division Chairs so they are accountable to their staff-they need this info-she would like to keep them in the loop. The meeting with the Division Chair should be optional for the exiting employee. The Faculty Affairs Committee feels they can affect policy changes where Division Chairs don't have as much control over work environment. The Division Chairs are sandwiched between the administration and the faculty?not able to facilitate change. Sarah will update the Division Chairs on information so they stay in the loop.
A question was brought up by a committee member concerning reasons for leaving the UMM; by the time the appropriate people learn of the reasons for leaving have we missed the boat? In other words could there be a way to deal with some of these reasons so that people wouldn't feel the need to leave?
Another concern was expressed: Have practices been changed because of the Exit Interview?
One area that has improved is spousal/partner job opportunities
Sarah asked if there were any other questions the Faculty Affairs Committee would like her to put on the form
1. What Opportunities have you taken advantage of? i.e. mentoring-grants and other professional development programs
Have they been made aware of these opportunities or chose not to participate?
Are work load issues and related balance of work loads a reason for leaving?
U climate? i.e. ethnic, color or sexual orientation
Recognition of contributions?
May not want to put reason down
When should the form be sent out? And should it be sent to people who are asked to leave for disciplinary reasons or terminated for cause?
The form is sent to those whose position has been eliminated.
Do they get one if they have not made tenure, so they know why they didn't make tenure?
Do they get one if they are here for a one year position and don't get hired again?
The form could be used to give the exiting person an outlet with which to express him/her self.
Should there be some response made to the person exiting?
Sarah will put a draft together and email to Stacey Parker Aronson.
Sarah said she would like to start tracking the forms with numbers and possibly get to a 90% to 95% completion rate.
The Faculty Affairs Committee would like to be an option for the exit interview (one person on the committee not the whole committee). A structured interview would have to be followed, using the questionnaire, according to Sarah.
The Faculty Affairs Committee was formed to deal with faculty and is in the best position to advocate for our institution. It was brought up that there should be two forms one for Faculty and P&As and one for other staff.
It was brought up that we will continue prioritizing the agenda at the next meeting, February 22, 2006.
Respectfully submitted by Judy Van Eps


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Firm-level analysis of the international diversification of small integrated stock markets: Ireland 1999-2007
Domestic market indices may not be domestic in the pure sense of the word if they contain a large number of multinational corporations (MNCs). This is particularly relevant in a small open economy like Ireland. This paper shows that Ireland's strong position in attracting FDI has resulted in the domestic market index (the ISEQ index) becoming a marginal measure of the Irish corporate sector. Further results show that Ireland is gaining international exposure through foreign MNCs but this foreign exposure is not directly related to the regions where these firms do business.
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How long can you store meat in a deep freezer? Thanks.
By Lewis from Port Orchard, WA
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According to the USDA, you freeze different types of meat for different lengths of time. This link is to the USDA's chart that will tell you how long you can freeze each meat item. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the chart:
http://www.fsis … ing/index.asp#19
I use the Ziploc Vacuum bag system. Less than $6 for the starter kit, then more bags don't cost much either. But used properly, these bags can extend the freezer life for meats by several weeks. They also will extend the fridge life of many foods too. I also use them to store small out of season things. And for packing for trips. I put undies, bras, socks, etc in them and toss in the pump. Saves a lot of space in the suitcase!
I have stored meat for at least a year. These sites usually tell you that hamburger is good for 3 months only, but that is simply not true. Here we often buy half a beef or a whole pig, and store it in the freezer till we have it eaten up. We also buy chickens in the fall and keep them frozen till we get them eaten. They are good for a least a year. After that, you will find that they start to get freezer burn, but that isn't harmful, just distasteful.
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