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How to Communicate to Your Team About a Company Layoff

January 16, 2018

A layoff might be happening at your company. As an HR professional, announcing, communicating, helping people through a layoff is one of the worst things in my career. The fear, the stress, and the anxiousness that employees who are impacted is real. It’s also extremely unpleasant for everyone which is why communicating is critical for everyone. That includes the employees who are being laid off as well as others within the organization.

Be Transparent

Yes, it’s scary to have to restructure or lay off employees so that your company can continue to operate. But even your legal department can get on board with a “this is what’s happening and we all hate it, but we’re here to help you” approach.

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