by Robyn Kern | Jan 18, 2024 | Layoffs
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is a federal law that requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide at least 60 days’ notice to employees before a plant closing or mass layoff. When a large reduction in force is...
by INTOO Staff Writer | May 8, 2023 | Layoffs, Outplacement
In order to react to economic uncertainties, some companies conduct furloughs vs. layoffs, putting some employees on forced temporary leave from their jobs. This may be a result of slowdowns where workers aren’t needed, a business restructure, or economic conditions...
by Robyn Kern | Nov 8, 2022 | Layoffs
Twitter’s layoffs by email were highly publicized and reportedly the most chaotic since those conducted over Zoom by better.com. What can employers learn from them? We offer some lessons here. Lessons from Twitter Layoffs 1. Don’t act too quickly While Elon Musk and...
by Robyn Kern | May 12, 2021 | HR, Layoffs
While reductions-in-force (RIFs), layoffs, and furloughs are all difficult actions employers take out of necessity based on business performance or shifting priorities, there are differences between them (in addition to terminations based on individual performance or...
