Cutbacks and layoffs in times of economic slide or downturn for any company are a reality. Mean and leaner times are phrases which every chief executive officer fears he or she might have to say one day during his or her tenure as an executive. The key importance to handling these issues for the executives, and more importantly, for the human resources manager is handling these issues in ways which leaves the employees with his …showed first 75 words of 1726 total…

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