Rationale for employee layoffs.
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Employees need to know the rationale for the criteria that will be used to make the layoff decisions. What criteria would you use as part of the layoffs? A mass employee layoff consists of 33% of the workforce, how is that decision made?
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This solution contains 273 words that describe criteria for employee layoffs. Employee layoffs are not just decided by the company, some federal regulations must be followed.
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The Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN), 29USC.section 2101 gives criteria for layoff decisions. This act states that companies with 100 or more employees can not order a closing or mass layoff without giving a 60 day written notice to those affected. Employment loss is of more than 6 months. A mass layoff consists of 33% of the workforce. After following these federal regulations organizations are really on ...
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