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Fired vs. Laid off: What’s the difference?
The word ‘layoff’ gets thrown about very easily, especially when times are tough and the unemployment rate is high, but getting laid off and getting fired aren’t the same thing.
Getting fired – when a person is let go from a company, often due to their poor performance, without any hope of being rehired
Example: if he hadn’t resigned first, David Sokol probably would have been fired by Berkshire Hathaway for violating their ethical code of conduct by buying shares in a company that he knew Berkshire would purchase.
Getting laid off – when a person is let go from a company, usually due to their company’s poor performance, with the possibility of being rehired if the company’s performance improves
Example: my entire team of web developers and I were laid off in early 2006, as my employer hoped to save money by outsourcing our work.
Continue reading >> Were You Laid Off or Fired? Why It Matters
--Jacob Share
Prepare for the best by first preparing for the worst.
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Staying employed during an economic downturn is a challenging task for anyone.
Business firms around the globe are scrambling to cut down their overhead costs, and manpower salary is usually one of the most obvious targets for their downsizing measures.
Employee salary and benefits are a constant and rather large expense in the budget of companies. Viewed from this perspective, it’s easy to see why companies choose to just let go of their people when they want to reduce their operating costs. They’d rather contract out the work or turn to automation instead of paying for regular in-house employees.
Continue reading >> 7 Things You Must Immediately Do If You Suspect A Mass Layoff
--Jacob Share
A group of experts discuss the best ways to tell your family about your unemployment. Here are some of their insightful replies.
Continue reading >> How To Best Explain Being Unemployed To Children
--Jacob Share
A funny collection of job and work-related charts and graphs.
Continue reading >> 20 Funny Job Related Charts and Graphs
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