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Terminations are complex, often triggering emotional, legal, and administrative challenges for employees and employers. When post-termination questions go unanswered or lack clarity, the offboarding process can become unnecessarily lengthy and contentious, which in turn can lead to increased legal costs for both parties. When employee’s counsel doesn’t have access to the employee handbook or the […]
by Kyla Stott-Jess The Alberta Court of Appeal has released its first decision of 2017—Styles v. Alberta Investment Management Corporation, 2017 ABCA 1—and it is undoubtedly welcome news (and a nice gift) to employers. The issue of whether or not a dismissed employee is entitled to bonus compensation during the period of reasonable notice has […]
Colletti is Managing partner of consulting firm Colletti-Fiss, LLC; Fiss is a partner. They shared their tips at the WorldatWork’s Total Rewards Conference and Exhibition, held recently in San Diego. What’s a SPIFF? Several phrases have been proposed as possible origins of the acronym SPIFF (e.g., “Sales Performance Incentive Fund,” and “Special Pay Incentives For […]