The researchers decided to study
layoffs because unlike other strategic moves -- a merger, say, or a spinoff -- it is an action that CEOs can decide on their own without board or regulatory approval.
If the
Layoff Flow increases sharply, he knows to give the exit monitor a heads-up that the Hiring Flow may soon slow down.
Frank Gillett, an analyst at Forrester, said he didn't think that the reorganization would result in 25,000
layoffs.
Driving these changes is a belief that seniority-based
layoff policies may have negative consequences for student achievement.
Employees who received the
layoff notices represent one-fourth of the city's 28-person work force.
"The
layoffs are taking place in stages to allow time for systems, processes and tools to be in place to ensure smooth business operation," he explained.
The new rules state that all certified employees will be laid off in reverse order of continuous service in the same class, option, and approved
layoff unit.
While some research has demonstrated that the magnitude of the
layoff event is virtually irrelevant (Trevor & Nyberg, 2008), others have shown no effect when smaller reductions are compared to larger reductions of more than 10 percent of the workforce (De Meuse et al., 2004).
Before the
layoffs, eCopy had about 220 employees between two offices along Spit Brook Road in south Nashua, meaning the
layoff could have affected close to 75 people.
As Dambeck's experience has shown, it is not uncommon for terminated employees to assert claims of discrimination alleging that they were selected for a
layoff due to their race, gender, age, disability, or some other protected status, while others may claim that they were laid off in retaliation for complaining about wrongful conduct.
As a result, selectmen this week decided to notify the Highway Department (which includes water and sewer), fire, police and dispatch of the possibility of a
layoff, which would help the town cut the deficit.
We report here the results of one of the few systematic studies to examine the impact on managers of implementing mass
layoffs. Using data collected as part of a ten-year (1996-2006) longitudinal research project that examined the effects of restructuring on managers and workers at a large manufacturing organization, we compared the attitudes and well-being of managers who either had or had not been directly involved in
layoff activities during those years.
