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How Do We Repair Engagement Following Layoffs ?
… conditions that support it. Of course, layoffs are a tremendous drain on emotional energy ..... telling employees the truth about the layoffs and giving them opportunities to gain ..... understand factors that contribute to the layoffs as well as the business achievement needed …
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Staged RIFs Qualify for Heightened Protection From Age Discrimination
A reduction in force can occur in stages and over time. An employer can first retain key employees during a layoff and then layoff those key employees later when economic realities dictate their termination.
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Layoffs at HP—a New Beginning or the Beginning of the End?
… never really worked. And in general, the research shows that layoffs are not a winning strategy . A root problem at the legendary ..... ethos has been eroding for years now. The latest, massive layoffs are more likely to be a death rattle than a lifeline to the …
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How Lean Is Too Lean?
How do we determine if our workforce is too lean following layoffs ? We had an additional 27 people leave voluntarily. What signs should we look for to indicate the employees are overworked and stressed out?
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400 Laid Off at Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty
Damage from Hurricane Sandy has forced the popular tourist attractions to close. Repairs could take months.
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Dear Workforce How Do We Keep People Motivated Following Layoffs ?
… most significant challenges faced by an organization following layoffs are managing a distracted workforce, coping with increased ..... University LEARN MORE: HR professionals find themselves on edge as layoffs mount. Workforce Management Online -- Register Now! The …
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HR a Key to Warding Off Class-Action Suits After Layoffs
With large-scale layoffs still looming, the potential for class ..... a national workplace law firm. Mass layoffs offer fertile ground for large-scale ..... The study should be taken before the layoffs begin so companies can lessen the impact …
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A Heartwarming Story of Hard-Nosed Business Success
… us all that there's an alternative to layoffs that often works for everyone: creative ..... employee workforce, possibly in the form of layoffs . Instead, it came up with a clever way ..... Employees benefited too. Sun Health avoided layoffs . In fact, it added workers and invested …
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It (Still) Pays to Be Good
… in their lives to make the world better, not just create new stuff for people to use. And with multiple rounds of massive layoffs , the company has shown a degree of callousness to workers as well as ignored evidence that downsizing generally does not lead …
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Data Bank Focus: Unemployment, Layoffs Down
… simply given up looking for a job. A closer look at other relevant statistics suggests that unemployment is truly falling. Mass layoffs are down from the highs seen in 2008 and 2009, and coming closer to numbers last seen in 2007. Unemployment numbers for month …
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Strategies To Stop The Layoffs
… households have had a close encounter with layoffs since 1980. As if these numbers weren ..... largest companies, found that 77% of all layoffs with these corporations involved white ..... been outweighed." To be sure, massive layoffs do line the pockets of share- holders …
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Miller School of Medicine at University of Miami Plans to Lay Off 800 Workers
… disclosing its intention to cut 800 positions on July 31. Layoffs of more than 500 employees must be disclosed at least 60 days ..... health system began notifying affected employees on May 8. The layoffs follow a similarly large round of cuts at Jackson Health System …
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Do Your Agreements Provide for Waivers of Collective Actions?
Before embarking on a campaign to require that your employees sign away their participation in collective actions, you might want to wait for the 6th Circuit to have its say on the issue.
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Motorola Mobility Cuts to Include 700 Jobs
Google-owned Motorola Mobility plans to cut jobs below the 2,500 mark and expects its headcount to drop to 2,256.
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Harsh Reality HR on the Edge as Economic Downturn, Layoffs Generate Stress
… in the days leading up to his company’s layoffs . “Even if I wasn’t doing the layoffs myself, I still was kept up at night ..... themselves on their fourth or fifth round of layoffs in the past 18 months and consequently under mounting …
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Dear Workforce How Do We Remedy Sinking Morale After Layoffs
… impact. The lessons to learn pertaining to layoffs : 1) Employee fear lowers morale; and ..... crippling surprise announcements of layoffs : 1. Be transparent. The first thing ..... crisis, and you can see how the fears of layoffs only multiply for employees. The best …
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Mass Layoffs Mounting at U.S. Hospitals
More hospitals have recorded mass layoffs in 2008 than in any year in the past decade ..... one more month of data to compile. Mass layoffs are defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor ..... November. The number of hospitals where layoffs took place has already surpassed the 10 …
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Doing Layoffs the Right Way
… of reducing their workforce through involuntary layoffs . Not surprisingly, layoffs often lead to lawsuits for wrongful termination ..... the workplace. Therefore, when announcing the layoffs , be prepared to answer questions regarding recall …
