Long story short: Help employees navigate their career with confidence

Engineered attrition is a term used to describe the strategies and methods employed by companies to urge employees to quit in hard economic times, so as to not resort to having to go through layoffs. And while it may sound like an appealing alternative for employers, it could have some potentially devastating long-term consequences.

“Organizations are creating an environment where they are aware it isn’t conducive for people to work in or would want to work in,” Amrit Sandhar, founder of employee engagement consultancy The Engagement Coach, tells associate editor Paola Peralta. He shared why this tactic doesn’t work, and how employers can empathetically conduct layoffs instead.