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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. By being transparent and supportive, you can help ease the difficult transition of a layoff and help departing employees move on to their next opportunity with dignity.

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Retail Apocalypse: 27 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know

Intoo USA

At 6,163 store closures and counting, 2017 is already one of the worst years on record for closures at the six-month mark, second only to 2008 during the start of the Great Recession. More than half (53%) of tasks in retail were automatable, a report released in July 2016 from managing consulting firm McKinsey & Company calculated.

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Retail Apocalypse: 27 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know

Intoo USA

At 6,163 store closures and counting, 2017 is already one of the worst years on record for closures at the six-month mark, second only to 2008 during the start of the Great Recession. More than half (53%) of tasks in retail were automatable, a report released in July 2016 from managing consulting firm McKinsey & Company calculated.