Termination of Employment

Termination Of Employment

Involuntary termination or a pink slip is the employee's departure at the hands of the employer. There are two basic types of involuntary termination, known often as being "fired" and "laid off." To be fired, as opposed to being laid off, is generally thought of to be the employee's fault, and therefore is considered in most cases to be dishonorable and a sign of failure (compare dishonorable discharge). Often, it may hinder the new jobseeker's chances of finding new employment, particularly if he/she has been fired from earlier jobs. Jobseekers sometimes do not mention jobs which they were fired from on their résumés; accordingly, unexplained gaps in employment, and refusal to contact previous employers are often regarded as "red flags". Being successively fired from several jobs has the possibility of preventing jobseekers from obtaining gainful employment for a long time.