HR Chat: Company Layoffs

You currently operate a business with approximately 120 employees. Unfortunately, due to a decline in sales performance, you’ve made the difficult decision to lay off around 20 employees and hope to implement these changes in the near future.

To ensure compliance with applicable laws, we’d like to understand whether any advance notice is required before proceeding with the layoffs. Additionally, what information or documentation must be provided to the affected employees at the time of separation?

It’s not easy to say, “you’re fired,” or lay off your employees.  With a subscription to myHRcounsel, we can help walk you through the options you have when you are forced with a decision to make and the process of firing or laying off your employees.  With legal advice at hand, you’ll be protected in the event of a wrongful termination claim.