Reference book  Heneman, H., Judge, T. & Kammeyer-Mueller. (2018). Staffing Organizations (9th ed.). McGraw-Hill.  
Reply to the students’ response in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference
Question
Discuss the steps an employer should take to develop and implement its policy regarding employment-at-will?
Student response
 
According to Heneman, H., Judge, T. & Kammeyer-Mueller, employment-at-will involves the right of either the employer or the employee to unilaterally terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any legal reason (2019, p. 635). Some steps that organizations can take to develop and implement its employment-at-will policy are:
– Ensure to not state a time period for employments, there should not be a definite time or date an employee will be in the organization so when employers decide to let an employee go a lawsuit is not in their future.
– Another step a company can take is to verify that documents i.e.  employee handbooks, job offers, and manuals indicate clearly employment-at-will and any implication of long-term employment needs to be removed. Current employees need to be trained as well as to shy away from making any statement regarding employment.
– A clear concise disclaimer regarding employment-at-will should be discussed and in writing signed by the candidate upon the employment offer.
Reference
Heneman, H., Judge, T. & Kammeyer-Mueller.  (2019). Staffing Organizations (9th ed.). McGraw-Hill