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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»

“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»