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3 Reasons That Companies Have Layoffs And How To Offer Support

February 13, 2024

Workforce Reduction

3 Reasons That Companies Have Layoffs And How To Offer Support

February 13, 2024

Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

Whenever people ask me why companies have layoffs, I have no standard answer to give them. These decisions vary depending on each company’s circumstances. According to TechCrunch, the tech industry alone laid off over 240,000 roles in 2023. Layoffs, while hopefully a last resort, are a challenging task for all involved. That's why it's vital that companies communicate their reason and reassure the remaining employees about the path moving forward.

3 Common Reasons For Layoffs

Companies have different reasons for layoffs, but some come up more often than others. From my professional experience and research, three common situations are financial issues, investor pressure and eliminating certain roles or departments.

Finances

Financial issues are a common reason for layoffs. If a company isn't performing well financially, a simple short-term solution is to save on payroll and benefit costs by eliminating members of teams. This immediately reduces costs and can infuse the cash into areas of the business that need it.

There are several long-term implications of this cost-cutting solution. They include an impact on employee morale and stability, as well as the amount of work that might not be completed because of the talent losses and how that will impact current employees.

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Layoffs, while hopefully a last resort, are a challenging task for all involved.
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