This Week’s Feature
Employee Outplacement: 6 Reasons it Belongs on Your Layoff Checklist
Explore the advantages of promoting employee outplacement services to your departing team members. Employee Outplacement is an Essential Component of Your Layoff Checklist As your organization gears up for layoffs, preparing your layoff checklist and…
Outplacement California WARN Law: How It Affects Smaller Employers & Smaller Layoffs
Have you compared the California WARN law with the federal WARN statute? HR professionals should be reminded that each state has its own regulations affecting layoffs. Whether you employ workers in California or not, the…
Outplacement Layoff Survior Guilt – What to Do About These 4 Common Reactions
What is Layoff Survivor Guilt? Survivor guilt shows up when people who survived trauma are plagued by “an endless loop of counterfactual thoughts that you could have or should have done otherwise, though in fact,…
Outplacement RIF Layoff: 3 Strategies for Communicating the News
During a RIF layoff, communicating to staff and other audiences is essential. The rationale and the business reasons for the layoffs should be part of your plan. Your audiences will vary, but these groups should…
Outplacement Offboarding: Know the 4 Value Drivers of Employee Alumni
How do you measure success in offboarding? Savvy companies today approach offboarding in a “strategic, data-driven and flexible way” according to the Harvard Business Journal. “A well-managed offboarding process can turn employees into loyal alumni who…
Outplacement Where to Begin: 4 Steps to Consider when Making a Layoff
Making the decision to eliminate positions at your company is never easy. Whatever the reason – merging, downsizing, outsourcing – create a strategic plan that addresses your teams’ questions and aligns with your company’s values,…
Outplacement What is a RIF?
While some layoffs are temporary, a reduction in force (RIF) is a permanent layoff or an elimination of jobs. RIFs are caused by changes in business strategy, budget cuts, or mergers and acquisitions. Each year,…
Outplacement Severance Packages: Best Practices for Employee Exits
A severance package is the combined pay, services and benefits employers sometimes offer employees upon termination. HR leaders look at multiple factors when severing ties with employees and offering severance packages. It’s important to know…