Human resource professionals everywhere are feeling the impact of the economy. You have to manage with fewer staff in your departments and across your organization, implementing layoffs and hiring freezes and contending with the impact of reduced pay increases and bonuses. Even as your organization takes important measures to survive, economic uncertainty is inflicting stress on your employees and threatening to undermine your progress.

What now? In this timely webcast, employee relations expert Ginger McRae will provide an overview of the challenges facing HR professionals in this economic state. She will discuss strategies for minimizing the negative impact of layoffs and reorganizations and teach you how to leverage increasingly scarce resources to motivate and retain valuable employees.

Course Objectives:

What Will I Learn?

• Learn how the economic downturn is affecting HR professionals everywhere
• Learn how to prepare for the impact of layoffs, reorganizations and budget cuts
• Learn how to remain an effective HR leader despite these formidable challenges

Participants Will Walk Away With:

• Insights regarding the unique challenges that an economic downturn poses for HR professionals
• Expert guidance on how to anticipate and prepare for the challenges of layoffs, reorganizations and increasingly scarce resources
• Tips for minimizing the impact of the down economy on the morale and productivity of your workforce
• Ideas for motivating and inspiring your workforce despite your organization’s economic challenges

Course Outline:

• Managing Layoffs and Reorganizations
• Evaluating the Need
• Alternatives
• Managing the process
• Influencing the message
• Maintaining morale
• Retaining talented employees
• Getting on with Business after a Layoff or Reorganization
• Delivering Results with Increasingly Scarce Resources
• Smaller staff
• Reduced employee benefits
• Preparing for Increased Employee Claims
• Discrimination and harassment
• Unemployment