by INTOO Staff Writer | May 20, 2026 | Layoffs
Letting an employee go is difficult for all parties involved, and there are right ways and wrong ways to lay an employee off. The process requires a fine balance of legal compliance and human compassion. After all, from an employee’s point of view, being laid off is...
by INTOO Staff Writer | May 20, 2026 | Layoffs
Layoffs are expensive not only because of severance and legal fees but also because of lost production, reduced product quality, and the absence of skilled workers resulting from the workforce changes. Most manufacturing leaders understand this in theory, but few...
by INTOO Staff Writer | May 18, 2026 | Featured, Layoffs, Outplacement, Severance
While companies are not required by federal law to provide severance pay, offering a severance package is one way to better ensure an amicable split with departing employees. Severance packages generally include a continuation of pay for a period of time after...
by INTOO Staff Writer | Mar 27, 2026 | Layoffs, Outplacement
Manufacturing layoffs are among the highest-stakes workforce decisions a company can make. The ripple effects on operations, safety, employee morale, community relationships, and legal exposure can persist well beyond when the last notification letter goes out. Yet...
by INTOO Staff Writer | Mar 16, 2026 | Career Development
Think about the last time a project missed its deadline, a commitment slipped through the cracks, or a team member quietly checked out. More often than not, accountability—or lack thereof—was somewhere in the equation. Employee accountability is the invisible force...
