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.
The Met Police has denied press reports that it plans to axe 400 uniformed officers.A spokesman told Personnel Today there...
Employers should not be complacent about the number of claims accepted by employment tribunals falling by a fifth, according to...
Jackie Orme has remained defiant that she will keep her bonus this year despite the HR community calling on the...
The latest round of employment law changes come into effect on 1 October. Their implications for the workplace should not...
Now in its ninth year, the Top 40 Power Players aims to recognise HR’s most prominent and influential professionals; those...
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets and NHS Tower Hamlets are to scrap the role of joint HR director. The...
HR jobs at Sutton and Merton councils could be under threat as the London boroughs join forces to share their...
Defence giant BAE Systems is to axe 1,116 jobs and close an aircraft factory.The firm said it aimed to shut...
The director of a national outplacement consultancy has met with Employment Minister Jim Knight MP to lobby for more support...
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AXA PPP Healthcare has written to its staff asking them to help the company save money by choosing between job...
The HR chief at the international law firm which left phone messages telling trainee solicitors they were being sacked has...
Four council HR functions will merge from this October in a bid to save £2.3m over the next five years.The...
Despite the downturn forcing many employers to address costs and consider layoffs, there are other ways of reducing staff costs - although they too can carry risks, says Michael Ball.
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angry CIPD staff have attacked CEO Jackie Orme’s handling of redundancies
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