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Peer reviewedEberts, Randall W. – Economics of Education Review, 1987
Using a random sample of 12,000 teachers in over 500 New York State school districts, this paper considers the effect of specific union-negotiated, employment-related job provisions on the job separations of individual teachers. Reductions in force and class-size limitations provisions reduce the probability of teacher resignations or dismissals.…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices, Personnel Policy
Oehm, J. Kent – School Business Affairs, 1991
Organizations that downsize in a rational and orderly manner can increase productivity. School districts can initiate a cost-reduction and restructuring program with an analysis of the responsibilities of each employee followed by communicating with, and renewing the commitment of, remaining employees. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices, Productivity, Reduction in Force
O'Shea, Catherine L. – Currents, 1991
When reducing staff, college administrators should (1) base decisions on the department's role in advancing the institutional mission; (2) provide practical, humane support to those whose posts are eliminated; (3) assure that all staff hear the news quickly and appropriately; and (4) maintain prompt, candid, two-way communication with all…
Descriptors: College Administration, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Higher Education
Vance, Carl B. – Business Officer, 1991
Voluntary severance plans for college employees offer a possible solution to the problem of limiting labor costs in an inflationary economy, particularly when mandatory retirement is eliminated. The severance package must be carefully budgeted, constructed, and communicated to the employees, and the institution must be disciplined in carrying it…
Descriptors: College Administration, Costs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
Download full textOregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1983
By focusing on the necessary stages and features of a staff-change policy, this manual assists local school boards and administrators in planning for reductions in staff and layoffs. It first reviews statutory authority held by boards and administrators in reducing the number of school employees and defines key terms used in the discussion of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Dismissal (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices
McKinnis, Ruth H. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1985
Maximum flexibility in meeting campus staffing needs is the most successful attribute in reduction in force. A shift in the employment function from recruiting new staff to providing services to dismissed employees is required, with focus on meeting work force needs, enhancing employee morale and institutional image, and gaining campuswide…
Descriptors: College Administration, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices
Finnie, Robert A., Jr.; Sniffin, Paul B. – 1984
A guide to managing employee terminations and resulting changes is presented for administrators. Three reasons for termination that are legitimate, nondiscriminatory, and acceptable in today's marketplace and courts are: cause (serious misconduct, dishonesty, unethical, or dangerous behavior); job elimination (reduction in force, economic…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Dislocated Workers, Dismissal (Personnel), Employer Employee Relationship
Ruzicka, Pat; Berard, Barbara, Ed. – 1982
The result of two seminars bringing together educators to discuss the "often conflicting requirements of affirmative action and reductions in force" (RIF), this booklet is intended to provide practical insights and suggestions on meeting affirmative action goals "in situations characterized by staff and program cutbacks." Chapter 1 describes…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1983
This chapter analyzes 1982 decisions involving legal issues in public school employment. Cases in areas of federal law are discussed first, including: discrimination in employment (race, sex, religion, age, and handicap); substantive constitutional rights (speech, association, and religion); and procedural due process (property interest, liberty…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Contracts, Court Litigation, Discipline
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This guide is intended to serve as a reference tool to individuals responsible for planning and implementing a work force reduction program. The information included in the guide represents a synthesis of practices that have worked for a number of companies, individuals, and communities that have had to cope with a work force reduction. The first…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dislocated Workers, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices
Wood, R. Craig – 1986
This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" reviews several concerns that must be addressed by school business administrators in districts facing declining enrollments and the need for reductions in force. The chapter first looks at the business administrator's significant role in planning for retrenchment. The chapter then…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Contracts
Ohio School Boards Association, Columbus. – 1983
Survey data from 277 Ohio school districts (43 percent of those queried) are collected here in order to analyze trends in the use of statutory and negotiated benefits and collective bargaining with reference to a similar survey published in 1977. Based on surveys returned, information is organized into separate sections for classroom teachers and…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Educational Administration
Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Board of Trustees. – 1986
The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: recognition, exclusions, academic freedom, governance,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining
American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC. – 1985
The collective bargaining agreement between Hofstra University and the Hofstra University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1985-August 31, 1988 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and unit recognition; faculty statutes and faculty policy series; the…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Board of Trustees. – 1984
The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter (1,410 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, exclusions, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining
