Due to the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis, many American workers are asking for the first time: How does unemployment insurance work? Because unemployment insurance is a requirement for most employers, it’s important for business owners, executives, and...
Layoff anxiety affected nearly half of American workers even before the coronavirus came along. Now, those anxieties, for many people, have become reality. The coronavirus pandemic has already triggered a number of layoffs—and may workers who remain employed fear they...
Unemployment rates have skyrocketed in response to the coronavirus crisis in recent weeks. Many employees have found themselves out of work for the first time—with little possibility of finding a job in the near term in the industries they are most experienced in....
This month has been a tumultuous time for HR professionals. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many HR leaders have had to abruptly shift focus, from acquiring talent in a tight job market to considering—or even conducting—unexpected reductions in force. Layoffs are...
“While the worst effects of the Great Recession are over for most Americans, the brutal realities of diminished living standards endure for the 3 million American workers who remain jobless years after they were laid off.” — Carl Van Horn, director of the Heldrich...
