Downsizing dilemma solved by a team approach
The need to trim staff put a huge strain on both employer and employee over the past few years. Here’s how one company pulled together and came out the other side — happier and more profitable.
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Learn MoreThe need to trim staff put a huge strain on both employer and employee over the past few years. Here’s how one company pulled together and came out the other side — happier and more profitable.
Heads up: The feds have an eye on two common hiring scenarios that could get well-intentioned employers into serious legal trouble.
Why are discrimination claims against employers at an all-time high?
Layoffs are on everyone’s mind right now, but how far would some employees go to make sure it doesn’t happen to them?
The U.S. Department of Labor has set up a Web page to help employers and employees figure out whether they’re eligible for money flowing from the Recovery Act and how to access the money.
With layoffs, reorganizations and cutbacks, more and more employers face this legally risky situation: denying reinstatement to an employee coming off FMLA leave. Court cases and rulings have shown what the valid defenses are when you’re forced to make that move.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act affects 401(k)s, reinstatement rights, and several other employment issues. Employers’ main concerns about complying with the act show up in four key questions.
One good thing to come from this recession: It allowed companies to scoop up top talent at rock-bottom prices. But now, if you want to keep that talent, it could cost you – big.
It’s one of the biggest challenges a line manager can face: Keeping engagement, performance and morale high during times of change. And, Lord knows, there’s an awful lot of change afoot in American business today.
Layoffs have become endemic across many industries — including mass events affecting tens of thousands of workers. So it’s more important than ever to conduct compassionate layoffs. In 2022 alone, it’s estimated that over 150,000 employees lost their jobs in the tech industry, with another 77,000 released in the first two months of 2023. While…
It’s the Monday after a layoff and employees are logging in from remote offices. Some are shuffling into the office, filling their coffee mugs in the kitchen and heading to their desks. The vibe, even from those online, is low energy and quiet. There have been many Mondays like this across the U.S. over the…
These days, companies seem to be playing musical chairs with their employees. HR is processing the leaving of employees followed by the onboarding of a slate of new hires. Then there are layoffs and open job requirements combined with hiring freezes. When the music stops, the chairs are empty and scattered across the breakroom like…
Now that employers are required to pick up the bulk of COBRA costs for employees who are separated involuntarily, many HR managers have asked how “voluntary” and “involuntary” are defined. The Internal Revenue Service has answered.
A company sets up a “no gossip” policy to curb workplace rumors — then fires a woman for violating the policy. The National Labor Relations Board then decides to look into the firing to see if it’s legal. Read the dramatized version of this real-life case and see if you can determine the outcome.
Can an HR professional adequately perform her job duties if she’s unable to communicate verbally?
By carefully exploring the options, companies can spare reputational damages, save valuable people resources, and future-proof their business, ensuring it can face the recovery phase with the wind at their backs.
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