Although survey results show employers forecast that “the pace of layoffs may be slowing from the staggering highs of the last few months, … there will certainly be more to come,” admits Kathryn Yates, global director of communication consulting at Watson Wyatt. “While employers continue to make difficult cost-cutting decisions, they can still take important steps to keep remaining workers engaged and productive on the job.”
Watson Wyatt suggests three stages of communications efforts for employers before, during and following layoffs:
