The Impact of Downsizing on Human Resource Management
The Impact of Downsizing on Human Resource Management
The workplace is constantly changing each day and the job of the Human Resource Manager is constantly changing to keep up with these changes. It is important for the Human Resource Manager to stay attuned to the various changes and make sure the corporation is productive during the changes as this can affect the profits and profitability of the company. One of the major problems in the workforce today is downsizing and the impact that downsizing has on Human Resource Managers and the programs they must implement and communicate to the employees of the corporation and follow any legal requirements that are in place at the time of the downsizing. The Human Resource Manager must make hard decisions that not only affect the employee but also the corporation and the reputation of the corporation.
Downsizing has risen dramatically since the early 1980’s because of many extenuating factors such as innovation, technology, the weather, the economy, and globalization. These factors have increased the amount of individuals that the company either no longer needs or can no longer afford to pay. Downsizing for a company can be an extension of the strategy that they developed to maintain competitive advantage in the workplace. They are replacing workers that no longer have the skill sets that the job needed in prior years for workers who have the skill sets needed in today’s technological and advanced markets. This makes sense in the end but the employee who lost their job through elimination suffers from the loss of their job and can cause adverse reactions within the company.
Human Resource Managers have the tough job of determining who will be the individuals, departments, or divisions and the jobs that they are eliminating. This is a tough decision and handling these decisions should center on the employees, employers, and the laws governing layoffs from corporations. The Human Resource Manager has to
The workplace is constantly changing each day and the job of the Human Resource Manager is constantly changing to keep up with these changes. It is important for the Human Resource Manager to stay attuned to the various changes and make sure the corporation is productive during the changes as this can affect the profits and profitability of the company. One of the major problems in the workforce today is downsizing and the impact that downsizing has on Human Resource Managers and the programs they must implement and communicate to the employees of the corporation and follow any legal requirements that are in place at the time of the downsizing. The Human Resource Manager must make hard decisions that not only affect the employee but also the corporation and the reputation of the corporation.
Downsizing has risen dramatically since the early 1980’s because of many extenuating factors such as innovation, technology, the weather, the economy, and globalization. These factors have increased the amount of individuals that the company either no longer needs or can no longer afford to pay. Downsizing for a company can be an extension of the strategy that they developed to maintain competitive advantage in the workplace. They are replacing workers that no longer have the skill sets that the job needed in prior years for workers who have the skill sets needed in today’s technological and advanced markets. This makes sense in the end but the employee who lost their job through elimination suffers from the loss of their job and can cause adverse reactions within the company.
Human Resource Managers have the tough job of determining who will be the individuals, departments, or divisions and the jobs that they are eliminating. This is a tough decision and handling these decisions should center on the employees, employers, and the laws governing layoffs from corporations. The Human Resource Manager has to
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