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When it Comes to Layoffs, Proceed with Caution
HR professionals are familiar with the WARN Act, known formally as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act which went into effect in 1989. It’s an easy one to remember since it requires employers to provide written advance notice in situations of qualified plant closings and other mass layoffs. Created to protect employees, their families, and communities by requiring that employers provide sixty calendar days advance notification, the lead time allows everyone involved to prepare for the transition and brace for potential impact.
If you’re a new hire, you’re more likely to be laid off—a Harvard expert’s No. 1 way to rebound
According to new data from BambooHR, a human resources software company, 65% of HR professionals typically approach layoffs by eliminating newly hired workers first. The report surveyed over 1,500 employees and human resource professionals from December 19 to January 4. Overall, it found that employees believe that in a wave of job cuts, the likelihood of getting laid off is 62% for recent hires and 20% for longstanding employees.
January Is One Of The Most Notorious Months For Layoffs. Here's How To Get Through It.
January marks the start of a new year and many fresh beginnings –– but it also kickstarts a grim month of layoffs.
In the first week of January alone, Amazon, Vimeo, Salesforce and clothing retailer Everlane disclosed plans for mass layoffs. In a letter to employees, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the company is cutting 10% of its workforce, explaining it had “hired too many people leading into this economic downturn we’re now facing.”
The Future Is Here, and It’s Being Sent Home To Wait To Find Out if You’ve Lost Your Job
After pushing in-person work, McDonald's sent corporate employees home this week so the company could conduct layoffs remotely—a "new tactic" that could become common in the hybrid era, HR experts say.
Upcoming SHRM Webinar on Balancing Compassion and Compliance Before, During and After a Layoff to Feature Onwards HR CEO
As 2023 proves to be an even trickier year for business and the employment market, it’s critical for organizations to consider how to balance compassion and compliance when planning a reduction in force or layoff. During this session, you will learn best practices to reduce risk while humanizing your process before, during, and after layoffs.
How Big Companies Choose Who Is Laid Off
Soon after a company decides to cut its head count, the debate begins: Who should go?
In the current economic environment, a final decision can take weeks, according to executives and corporate advisers. Workers remain in short supply, raising the stakes of determining who is expendable and who is worth keeping. With layoffs that target corporate staff, department heads often take the lead and human resources troubleshoots their lists, which can lead to intense debate and multiple rewrites.
Onwards HR Announces Advisory Board
Onwards HR, providers of the leading employee offboarding platform for HR, legal and finance teams, today announced details about its new Advisory Board. The formation of the board comes at a time when Onwards HR has experienced unprecedented demand for its solutions, especially as employers are challenged to conduct compassionate and compliant layoffs and terminations.
Too many companies botch mass layoffs. Here’s how they should approach them
When it comes to mass layoffs, there seems to be no end to the worst, most bungled ways in which some employees first learn they are being let go. These all involve organizations blindsiding employees, leaving people feeling like their years of service and dedication meant nothing.
A layoff may be a business decision for the company. But it’s entirely personal and highly stressful to the laid-off individual. So handling how the news is delivered compassionately is critical.
Onwards HR Employee Offboarding Platform Now Available on SAP® Store
By integrating with SAP® SuccessFactors® Employee Central, Onwards HR platform helps companies conduct compassionate and compliant layoffs and terminations.
Advice on what to do if you think you might be laid off
January is usually a big month for layoffs. How should you prepare if you think your job may be at risk? We asked some experts.
Amazon’s 18,000 layoffs set the tone for what hiring and firing will look like in 2023
Job cuts at Amazon are a sign of tough times to come for tech workers. The e-commerce behemoth had first announced plans to pare back its workforce in November, citing rapid over-hiring during the pandemic and growing economic uncertainty. In a note published on Amazon’s website today (Jan. 5), CEO Andy Jassy revealed the extent of those cuts: 18,000 roles. That’s far more than the nearly 10,000 jobs, or 3% of its office workforce, Amazon had anticipated eliminating.
How Layoffs Affect Companies and Employees: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
In this episode of HR We Have A Problem, Sapient Insights Group CEO and Managing Partner, Teri Zipper, along with guest CEO of Onwards HR, Sarah Rodehorst discuss Onward’s focus on making layoffs and terminations consistent, compliant and supportive.
In this age of large-scale layoffs, can HR tech help you get them right?
The numbers are staggering. Since its purchase by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has laid off roughly 3,700 employees. Amazon recently announced plans to lay off 10,000 employees. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has said it will reduce its staff by up to 11,000 positions.
The HR troubles with Twitter’s layoffs—and how to avoid them
When new billionaire owner Elon Musk laid off roughly half of Twitter‘s employees last week using workers’ personal email addresses, HR’s reaction and advice was strong and swift—on and off the social media network.
What are HR’s top technology priorities for the year ahead?
After a year of addressing the skills gap, quiet quitting and the spread of hybrid work models, HR leaders need to remain focused on HR technology trends and employee demands in the coming year. After all, innovation and the demand for new policies and solutions never stops, even as HR professionals and the IT teams that support them continue to address the challenges around talent acquisition and retention, employee experience, DEI and the ethical use of AI-powered tools, among other issues.
Spilling the Tea on HR Tech
What are some of the latest and hottest trends and tools in the HR Tech space today and in the coming years?
In this episode of Spilling The Tea on HR Tech, host Stacey Harris, together with her colleagues, breaks down the hottest trends and tools they discovered during HR Tech.
SAP.iO selects seven startups to join its Future of Work program in Berlin
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) is about to launch its next startup program focused on the future of work at SAP.iO Foundry Berlin. After months of scouting and evaluating more than 90 startups from 22 countries with 25 experts from within and outside of SAP, seven startups made it into the program.
Worried About Layoffs? Career Experts Weigh In
Layoffs can be a scary prospect for employees. Discover how to recognize the signs of an impending layoff and what to do if you are laid off.
Why HR leaders should document everything before firing someone
Performance-improvement plans and mutual separation agreements can help reduce some legal risks associated with firings. HR Brew spoke with a variety of consultants about how HR leaders can protect their employers during the employee-termination process, while also doing right by the worker who’s losing their job.
Business Is Booming for Layoff Specialists: ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’
Unfamiliar with the layoff process, overwhelmed tech firms are flooding experts with requests for help. “HR departments are scrambling,” one CEO said.