By Dick Grote The performance appraisal may confirm that the individual and the organization are so mismatched that termination is the right answer. Or, … Read more
Layoffs as a Strategy: The Message You Send When They’re Done RIGHT
When the phone rang the other day, I recognized the number right away. It was from a friend of mine; we both have kids around the same age. My wife and his … Read more
ADP Says Economy Job Growth Gaining Momentum
Payroll processor ADP reported this morning that the U.S. added 201,000 private sector jobs in March, an estimate that bolsters expectations that … Read more
A Sign of Our Times: The Business of Layoffs – George Clooney Style
Editor’s Note: With the Academy Awards drawing near, TLNT asked a number of prominent thought leaders to write about their favorite movie with a … Read more
Here Are 100 Of the Best Places to Work
Time for a guessing game. We’re playing “Who am I?” Here are the hints: I get nearly free health care and pay only a pittance … Read more
Reports Say: Fewer Openings, Longer Job Searches
Two labor-related reports this week offer no evidence that the recession Wall Street believes is over really is, at least so far as workers are concerned. … Read more
Companies Ready to Unfreeze Salaries; Retention Worries Increase
A new study from Watson Wyatt has pretty good news for employees who miss their old salaries and 401(k) matches, and shows that employers are just as … Read more
Numbers Point to a Long, Slow Recovery
Economists expect that tomorrow’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will show 175,000 jobs were lost in September, the smallest … Read more
Three Surveys Show Economic Confidence Is On The Rise
New surveys this week are stoking optimism that the worst of the worst recession in (insert your choice of years here) really may be behind us. The … Read more
Need to Cut Labor Costs but Avoid Layoffs? A Checklist of Cost-cutting Options (Part 2 of 2)
Last week in Part 1 of this series, I mentioned that as the global economy continues to emerge, many organizations may find themselves needing to cut labor … Read more