HR Simulation and Layoffs
When our team was presented with the problem of having potential layoffs we did wonder if the there would be negative comes and debated having layoffs at all. However we did decide to fire about 10 level one employees this was about 2% of the total employees in this categories. We figured that such a small layoff would not be seen as a big deal and that we were simply adjusting for shifts in the job market. Furthermore we have an appraisal system in place and there by the employees who were the lowest performers would be fired. This is what sold it for us.
However evidently firing such a small percentage of your employees, even if they are the lowest performers in the company was not a good idea. We had a drastic decrease in morale and additional employees left too. Maybe this is a flaw in the program, but I feel that the programs should account for this and if anything by firing our low performers our moral, safety and quality would improve. While I like this current simulation I feel that it should take this in to account.
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