Handling layoffs has always been a tough yet constant reality of the HR function. “Internal delivery, CEO wording, and severance details can burnish or taint a company’s employer brand for years,” writes my colleague Geoff Colvin. Here’s an excerpt from Geoff on how to layoff employees responsibly (and with heart):“In the heat of conducting layoffs, there’s no definitive best approach to choosing who goes. In an internal memo to staffers, the company offered yet another glimpse of how some of the largest companies handle severance packages. Employees don’t get to choose whether or not they work from home, says Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman.
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