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Layoff shock: How employers can soften the blow

Jan 30, 2015

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This month, Target announced it will be closing all Canadian stores and Tim Hortons declared 350 of its employees lost their jobs. How can companies handle mass job cuts and layoffs in a humane way? Management experts, including Ivey's Fraser Johnson, provide suggestions.

"The No. 1 thing is to treat people with respect in the process," Johnson says.
"These are human beings that you’re talking about."