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Kenan Samms

Recession and Work+Life Reality: Survey Finds Flex Unchanged, Careers Changed and Willingness to Sacrifice to Keep Job

(Note: please forgive the funky font issues in the post--can't figure out what's going on) Last week, the state and regional unemployment figures increased again, and CEOs at the nation’s largest companies predicted more ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Jobless Claims Rise to Record Levels, 20 Reasons to Promote Flexible Alternatives to Layoffs

Today, the Department of Labor reported that first time jobless claims not only rose faster than expected but they were 72% higher than this time last year and reached levels not seen since October, 1982.  With this news as a ...READ»

Kenan Samms

“Fairness” of Flexible Alternatives to Layoffs

Professor Tom Davenport of Babson College recently wrote an interesting post on blogs.harvardbusiness.org entitled, “Is Forced Time Off Fair?”  He challenges the “fairness” of flexible labor cost savings strategies such as ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Health Benefit Costs—Fly in the Ointment of Flexible Alternatives to Layoffs

Since February, 2008 when I first encouraged companies to consider using flexibility—reduced schedules, furloughs, sabbaticals, additional unpaid vacation days, job sharing and contract-based work—as an alternative to layoffs, ...READ»

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