Downsizing
Downsizing for an employer refers to a lowering of the number of employees, typically because of a reduction in profits or a reorganisation.
Downsizing inevitably involves making redundancies, with occur when an employer is ceasing to carry on with work for which the employee was employed, or is ceasing to carry on with work in the place where the employee is employed.
John Lewis to reduce leadership team by a third
John Lewis Partnership is to consolidate its executive leadership team from 225 to around 150 as it restructures to manage...
Is HR ditching employee engagement when cutting staff costs?
Philip Whiteley asks whether or not “HR business partners” are signing up to a simplistic view of people as no more...
Managing people through redundancy
While many employers were able to mitigate losses last year through measures such as asking staff to take unpaid holiday...
Tackling redundancy pitfalls
Large-scale job cuts are on the cards after the Government’s spending review. Handle them with care or it will cost...
Comprehensive Spending Review: Public sector job cuts nearer 750,000, says CIPD
The Chancellor significantly understated the impact of spending cuts on public sector jobs in the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), the...
Don’t rush public sector job cuts, warns CIPD
The Government should approach public sector job cuts with the mindset of a “middle distance runner rather than a sprinter”,...
QinetiQ to reduce costs by 10% by cutting jobs and benefits
QinetiQ is planning to reduce costs by 10% and cut jobs and staff benefits.The former government defence research agency will...
Redundancy tracker: UK job losses and job cuts
NOTE: This page is no longer being updated. Last entry 29 April 2010On this page you will find the Personnel...
Brown’s £10bn public sector ‘efficiency’ savings to include job losses
Gordon Brown is today expected to reveal how £10bn of public sector efficiency savings will be made over the next...
Met Police cuts 330 HR jobs without compulsory redundancies
The Met Police has slashed its HR headcount by 330 without making any compulsory redundancies, Personnel Today has learned. The cuts...
Met Police denies it will cut 400 frontline police jobs
The Met Police has denied press reports that it plans to axe 400 uniformed officers.A spokesman told Personnel Today there...
Fall in employment tribunal claims no excuse for employer complacency
Employers should not be complacent about the number of claims accepted by employment tribunals falling by a fifth, according to...
CIPD chief Jackie Orme rejects HR industry calls to return performance bonus
Jackie Orme has remained defiant that she will keep her bonus this year despite the HR community calling on the...
Employment law changes: potential impact on HR and business
The latest round of employment law changes come into effect on 1 October. Their implications for the workplace should not...
