Layoffs
One of the most critical problems facing surviving employees is the threat of yet another round of layoffs. ... feel that the chances of layoffs occurring again within one year are high. ... The second cause assumes that management is not actually going to carry out another round of layoffs but has done a poor job of explaining the current situation to surviving employees. Workers also may not trust management because the reasons for conducting layoffs was never fully explained or, in some cases, were all together false. To combat this fear and help surviving employees return to their normal jobs as soon as possible management must honestly, and effectively, convey the reasons and conditions for conducting layoffs. ... The best way, they agree, is for companies to be as open and frank as possible with their workers before, during and after the layoffs, in order to maintain their trust.