RE: Layoff logistics and etiquette

["Domaschuk, Rob" <Robd -at- datalogics -dot- com>]

Kelly asked:
> If you are "laying off" people, you shouldn't
> be hiring other people, right?

A company can hire for other areas while laying people off. If a company (or
its leadership) has integrity, then they'll try to re-train and move people
into new positions. If they can't, or need people immediately (laying off
accountants and needing developers) then they can hire. The only legal
concern is if you lay someone off with those wonderful words "we're
eliminating your position" and then hire someone shortly after (even within
a few months). That can lead to a civil case where the person laid off can
(successfully) argue that they were really fired without notice.

There's a lot of legal mumbo-jumbo, and I am a mere technical writer, not a
lawyer.  I just take a somewhat pragmatic approach - I got laid off, do I
really want to argue a case and try to get it back, or do I move on? I
always opt for moving on.

But that's me!


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