by INTOO Staff Writer | Nov 20, 2019 | Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement
When organizations go through a restructuring, departments are often merged, whittled down, or eliminated altogether, leading to layoffs. As an HR professional, you play a key part in the layoff process. In addition to taking care of the logistics of layoff meetings...
by INTOO Staff Writer | Nov 13, 2019 | HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips
A business restructuring can be a positive time of evolution for an organization. The ensuing changes, however, often require layoffs that can be emotionally challenging for all involved—as well as complicated to manage from a legal standpoint. One important legal...
by INTOO Staff Writer | Nov 7, 2019 | Featured, Layoffs, Outplacement
From late 2007 until the summer of 2009, the U.S. experienced the worst recession since the Great Depression. In 2008 alone, foreclosures went up 81%, with almost 900,000 families losing their homes. Between 2008 and 2010, one in five Americans lost their...
by INTOO Staff Writer | Nov 1, 2019 | Featured, Layoffs, Outplacement
While mergers often make great business sense, they also bring up fears about pending layoffs for employees. Those fears aren’t unfounded and you may find yourself managing layoffs during a merger. Harvard Business Review reports “on average, roughly 30% of employees...
by INTOO Staff Writer | Oct 30, 2019 | Layoffs, Severance
While companies are not required by federal law to provide severance pay to terminated employees, many voluntarily choose to do so. This brings up a crucial question for HR experts: how is this type of pay calculated? Layoffs? Download this script to handle...