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Is the HR Accountable for Mass Layoffs?

Keka HR Blog

An awareness of the history of mass layoffs would have allowed you to learn from past episodes and replicate workable models. Layoffs in the 1970s-80s , including at Boeing Co. and General Motors Co., did not lead to profits as anticipated but caused productivity to decline.

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Business survival planning in a crisis: Lessons from the front lines

Workable

But you can make better, smarter decisions when equipped with the knowledge and expertise of those who have been there in the past – be it the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2008 that led to the Great Recession or the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. The worst thing you can do is be idle in the midst of the storm.

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Just-in-Time Scheduling—Good News and Bad News

HR Daily Advisor

2008)—Electric utility linemen. Gain input and ideas from employees and supervisors—Is the plan workable? He offers several more case citations for reference for those who wish to delve deeper into this question: Price v Public Service Co. of Oklahoma, 2016 WH Cases 2d. BLR) 119160 (N.D. 2016)—Electric utility crew members.

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Is the HR Accountable for the Mass Layoffs?

Keka HR Blog

An awareness of the history of mass layoffs would have allowed you to learn from past episodes and replicate workable models. Layoffs in the 1970s-80s , including at Boeing Co. and General Motors Co., did not lead to profits as anticipated but caused productivity to decline.

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Employers Are at Risk of Losing Talent As Women Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic (i4cp login required)

i4cp

While employers reported that more women than men (46%) have requested flex-work or work from home options to help them cope with the myriad challenges that lead to fatigue and burnout, there are ominous indicators that this might not provide a workable solution for relief in the long term.

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The state of small business hiring in 2015

Workable

This means that nine out of ten Workable customers are small businesses. Workable was built for them , and thanks to businesses like these, we have the fastest growing hiring software in America. They’ve been busy with single-family home construction reaching levels not seen since 2008. We’re exceptionally proud of this.

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Best HR Software Providers: Standard-setters in performance tracking to 401(K) management

HR Digest

Workable – Best HR software for sourcing and applicant tracking. Workable has developed an easy-to-use recruiting software that goes beyond applicant tracking and posting jobs online. Founded 2008. Gusto – Best HR software for payroll management. BambooHR – Best human resources information systems. Founded 2021.