Employment (Focus & Forum)
Jan. 3, 2009
Downsizing Layoffs
If companies are capable of reducing personnel without making layoffs, they can look to less draconian options to save on costs, writes Julie A. Vogelzang. - Employment Column
EMPLOYMENT COLUMN
By Julie A. Vogelzang The economic downturn is hitting companies hard and management is making tough decisions in an effort to maintain the company's bottom line. In these times, employers tend to make mistakes. They fail to put a written, methodical, consistent and fair plan in place beforehand to outline criteria for selecting the positions, groups, offices or departments that must be reduced, and may even neglect to pr...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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