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Articles about the process of downsizing, it's effect, research and related material

Next Steps After a Layoff

By n a - Nothing quite shakes up your life like being told you�re suddenly out of a job. Should the unthinkable happen and you find yourself the victim of a company layoff, take comfort in the fact that you�re not alone. Find out how you can make the best of your situation. (Added: 7-Dec-2006 Hits: 509 )

The Law Of Layoffs

By Kathy Franzinger - If the layoff rumors floating around your office turn out to be true, it's important to know your rights. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Warn) requires employers meeting certain conditions to give employees a 60-day notice of plant closings and mass layoffs. (Added: 7-Dec-2006 Hits: 586 )

10 Hard Truths About Layoffs

By Linda Tischler - Who ever imagined that change-the-world companies like Cisco, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard would be laying off thousands of workers? And who thought that you would be among them -- or worried that you might be next? Here's a personal survival guide for tough times (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 1128 )

A Rotating Layoff to Save Jobs

By Ellyn Spragins - Establishing rotating work weeks as an alternative to layoffs. (Added: 18-Feb-2003 Hits: 898 )

Laid Off: How to Make Losing Your Job a Winning Venture

By Chandra Fox - Find out how to turn the loss of your job into the opportunity of your life. Also included are tips for recognizing that you are about to be laid off from your job. (Added: 7-Dec-2006 Hits: 460 )

How to Avoid a Layoff

By George Gendron - How one company's workers chose voluntary leaves of absence instead of layoffs. (Added: 18-Feb-2003 Hits: 872 )

Downsizing -- The Long Term Effects - Free Article

By Robert Bacal - When managers are faced with downsizing, they tend to focus on the immediate and practical needs that emerge at the time when staff are being let go. After all, employees need to be selected and notified, one of the most difficult tasks for any manager. Jobs responsibilities need to be shuffled, and generally the period where downsizing is occurring is very busy and emotionally taxing. (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 2031 )

QUALITY DIGEST ARTICLE / KEN BLANCHARD

By Ken Blanchard - Most companies have no plan associated with downsizing other than to reduce their cost structure using the easiest means possible, namely reduce head count. The positive impact is questionable. A recent American Management Association study reported that within a year, only 46 percent of downsized companies reported increased profits, and only 33 percent reported increased productivity. (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 723 )

Little Payoff in Layoffs

By Terry Wall - Little payoff in layoffs Smart companies look at hiring when economy hits a slump. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 906 )

Pink-Slip Blues

By Anni Layne - The psychological repercussions of layoffs may sabotage downsized employees, survivors, and companies for years after a cutback, says author Ruth Luban. Here, she offers tips for softening the emotional blows of a pink slip. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 760 )

Take This Job and Click It

By Cecilia Rothenberger - Legions of recently downsized workers are gathering to gripe, network, and find jobs on the Web. To join this virtual support group, all you need is a pink slip, a r�sum�, and a bitter streak. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 642 )

Serving the American Public:Best Practices in Downsizing

By US Government - Following are some of the highlights of the Downsizing Study Team's findings from our investigation of benchmarked organizations: (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 5164 )

Layoff Proofing Yourself While You Still Have A Job Helpcard

By Robert Bacal - Free Preview: Learn to position yourself so that IF you lose your job, you will move through the process and into a new job with less trauma and anxiety and with more success. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 692 )

Surviving The Layoff Aftermath

By Victor D. Infante - This article though published in 2001, is still relevant. When a company implements layoffs, it is essential that its planning and preparation take the concerns and well-being of the surviving employees into account. Since December, more than 133,000 US. (Added: 7-Dec-2006 Hits: 588 )

How to Move Forward When You're Between Jobs

By Anni Layne - Learn how to transform a layoff into a savvy sabbatical -- a time to recharge your batteries and learn new skills without sabotaging your r�sum�. Author Hope Dlugozima offers tips for taking six months off smart. (Added: 18-Jul-2003 Hits: 655 )

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