Employee Layoffs Discussion

Discussion #2“Employee Layoffs” Please respond to the following:

Determine three ways that employee layoffs can affect other employees in the organization. Examine two additional ways that employee layoffs can affect the organization as a whole.

When some employees are laid off from the organization, whatever be the reasons, the final effect is very negative on the present employees.

First of all, the motivation and hence the productivity of the present employees decreases with the news.

This is due to the fear in the minds of employees that they now start searching for some new jobs elsewhere. There is a fear that they might also get the same news in near future. This increases the turnover for the company and hence the cost increases.

Also with the decrease in motivation and the productivity, the financial performance of the company goes down.

Another effect is on the new projects. Whenever a manager feels that a particular project is a bit risky, the project is not undertaken since the risk of losing funds may fall upon the manager itself and the person might lose his or her job.

Another effect is on the image of the company. After such news there is a higher probability that the employees feel the company is not the best employer and hence they would not recommend it to others. This negative image amount the company would spread very fast.

Imagine that you are a manager of the HR department of a company and you are required to lay off one of your employees. Propose two ways that you can ensure you are abiding by the laws that govern employment and ethical practices. Respond and evaluate another learner’s comment. Ground students will do this through discussion. 

First of all there is a need of proper communication between the HR department and the employee regarding the performance or other reason that is responsible for the termination of the employment of the person. The person should be communicated the complete reasons.

Then a proper probationary period can be established that would help the employee to search for the new job in the due course. There is also a probability that the employee be given complete compensation for the probationary period. In this case the compensation should be a bit higher than the current salary of the employee.

As an HR manager, it is important to remain honest throughout the period and transparency should be maintained so that there is no ill feeling in the minds of anyone. All the process should happen according to the law and all the necessary steps should be taken as per the employment document originally provided to the employee.