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Layoffs: How To Conduct Them Properly And Potentially Avoid Them Altogether

HR Tech Girl

I’ve been managing people and budgets for over 20 years, and I was a CFO in 2008 when the recession hit and we had to drastically cut the company budget. Unfortunately, that included laying off a portion of our team.

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Who is responsible for low employee productivity?

cipHR

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that, since the 2008 financial crash, the UK’s national productivity (measured as GDP per hour worked) has stagnated while that of other countries has climbed. Productivity is a national challenge. In fact, the UK is 20% less productive now than it should be.

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Warren Buffett’s #2 Would Hire HR Generalists Over HR Specialists.

The HR Capitalist

Let's start out with a definition of what an HR Generalist is from my viewpoint: HR Generalist - a HR pro at any level who is in charge of a client group of employees - meaning they provide HR services to a location, a business unit, a functional area or geographical area. Knowing a little about everything.

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BEST BOSS EVER Podcast: e3 - Pat Lynch and the State of Outplacement During COVID-19

The HR Capitalist

8:15: Pat says things are different from 2008/2009 because employee brand is so important. Pat says pre-COVID, outplacement levels were down overall, but despite a skyrocket in unemployment, they haven’t seen the same uptick in outplacement. Companies are trying their hardest to avoid layoffs.

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Hiring Overlooked Talent May Help Ease the Worker Shortage

Zenefits

A number were laid off during economic downturns, like the Great Recession in 2008. Hiring workers as needed saves employers the cost of benefits, overhead, and other employee-related expenses. Many people in this category worked in the construction industry or held construction jobs, according to an Urban Institute report.

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6 Books Every Human Resources Professional Should Read

HR Digest

The book covers five departments- recruitment, placement & talent management, training & development, compensation, and employee relations. The book was initially published in 2008 and took n in-depth approach into the strategic HR measurement and strategies.

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The Employment Relationship & The Nature of Strike Activity.

New to HR

The escalation from a highly industrialized to an information based society, international globalization and the restructuring of organizations, enforced changes to economies and impacted on the way employment relations are practiced throughout and the world. Employers are now more aware about what employee relations entails.