Layoffs and Downsizing


The Dynamics of Downsizing

Many employers utilize the tactic of position elimination or downsizing (a.k.a. layoffs) as a means to enhance short-term financial results. When profits ...  Read more

The Real Cost of Layoffs

Many companies use layoffs to help boost the bottom line, but in the long run, such hasty measures cost a company more than they save.  Read more

Layoffs, Downsizing, and Outsourcing

Related Terms: Constructive Discharge ; ...  Read more

Mad About Layoffs

A CEO and author explains why layoffs should not be seen as inevitable and to do so is corporate insanity.  Read more

Few U.S. Jobs Moving Overseas, Survey Says

June 14, 2004 -- The findings of a new government survey came as a surprise to many, revealing that only a small portion of total layoffs...  Read more

Job Losses Stemmed in January

Feb. 4, 2005 -- American companies cut fewer than 100,000 jobs in January, the lowest level since last August. According to outpla...  Read more

White-collar Rescue

Sometimes it is managers -- not the rank and file -- who need to be saved from the budget ax. Combustion Engineering Inc., a diversified manufacturer in ...  Read more

Avoiding Employee Lawsuits

Protection strategies against hiring and firing lawsuits.  Read more

Offshoring Has Little Effect on U.S. Economy

Sept. 28, 2004 -- Despite a recent surge in offshoring and its emergence as a key issue this election season, there remains little eviden...  Read more

A Rotating Layoff to Save Jobs

Establishing rotating work weeks as an alternative to layoffs.  Read more

Layoffs Hit Five-Month High

March 1, 2007 -- Planned job cuts surged by 33 percent to 84,014 in February, the highest level since September, Chicago-based employment...  Read more

Outsource at Your Own Risk

May 2004 -- Outsource at your own risk is the message some states are sending to companies looking to go abroad in order to save some mon...  Read more

Job Cuts Down in March

April 4, 2007 -- Job cuts at U.S. businesses dropped by 41.7 percent in March to 48,997, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christm...  Read more

How to Save Money, Where to Get Money

IPO woes. Om Malik weighs in on what he thinks is a crisis in startup finance: the Read more

Furloughs vs. Layoffs

Reducing work hours can be a great alternative to layoffs, but will it save you as much money? Find out what types of companies benefit the most from this re...  Read more

Cost-Cutting More Strategic

Having learned from past downturns, employers are taking a focused approach to staff reductions, a survey finds.  Read more

Firings Fuel a Boom In Outplacement

Companies increasingly pay to help former employees find new jobs.  Read more

Layoffs, Morale And Right-Communication

Lower-than-expected earnings reported by one publicly-traded company after another have led to a year of stock market dips, rolls and dives - with the acc...  Read more

Eliminating Layoffs

A government 'shared-work' program helps cut payroll costs without laying off workers.  Read more

Unemployment Claims Up

The impact of Hurricane Ike continues to linger on the job market, the government reports.  Read more

Worried About No Layoff

If I were an employee at Sheldon Weinig's company I would not be reassured or motivated by his "no-layoffs" policy (Managing People, September). I would f...  Read more

Swing States See Weak September Job Growth

Nov. 2, 2004 --While over two-thirds of all states reported employment gains in September, those gains were all but wiped out by the compa...  Read more

Small-Business Payrolls Grow

Despite the economic slowdown, smaller employers continue to hire, ADP reports.  Read more

The Upside of Hiring Now

Why companies who can add employees now should.  Read more

Strategies: Radical Sabbaticals

Threatened by downsizing, small companies are making an effort to find alternatives to layoffs.  Read more

Revving Up the " P" Word (Productivity)

The struggling economy is just one factor affecting employee morale -- and as a result, productivity. Where do you begin to help your employees and your orga...  Read more

Why Some Companies Retrain Workers, and Others Lay Them Off

Until the 1990s, retraining ruled at companies like IBM. Big Blue, which promised lifetime employment to its workforce, moved its employees every few year...  Read more

Jobless Claims Ease

The impact of recent storms on the job market is fading, but unemployment remains high.  Read more

COBRA: Good for Workers; Trouble for Small Businesses

Recent COBRA changes could seriously impact those companies doing layoffs.  Read more

Compensation;

As the next recession draws ever closer, more and more states are adopting a program aimed at helping companies avoid, or at least minimize, the necessity...  Read more

Entrepreneurs Slash Their Salaries

Owners are taking less money to keep from doing layoffs or closing their businesses.  Read more

Mass Layoffs Increased in November

Dec. 22, 2006 -- There were 1,208 mass layoffs in November, according to a report released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Read more

Network: February 1990

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Employment Guaranteed, for Life

Are layoffs simply a necessary evil in today's business climate? This company's founding fathers don't think so. And they've built a culture to reflect that.  Read more

Layoffs: A Wrong Way and a Right Way

Best Practice: Layoffs with Integrity Cruel and Unusual A controller for a state agency in Wisconsin was ask...  Read more

Sales Suggestions Anyone?

How to get employees to pitch revenue generating ideas to management.  Read more

Jobs Down Less Than Expected After Storms

Oct. 7, 2005 --Fewer jobs were lost last month than expected in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, though unemployment reached its highes...  Read more

This Week's Economic Roundup

Consumer confidence hits highest level in six years; personal income and spending rise.  Read more

Barring Prison Labor

Your top rival? He may well be a guy serving 10 to 20.  Read more

Downtime's Silver Lining

One company takes advantage of its downtime by using the chance to train workers rather than lay them off.  Read more