Arkansas Memo Warning of an Impending Layoff

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This memo is used to warn employees of a pending layoff.

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7 elements of a layoff memoBegin the memo with the layoff details.Include language required by the WARN Act, if applicable.Explain the reason for the layoff.Give details of the layoff process.Highlight severance benefits and outplacement services.Promote future goals.Thank and show empathy for affected employees.

Covered EmployersArkansas has no mini-WARN Act or other notice requirements for group layoffs (see Question 1).

Covered EmployersArkansas has no mini-WARN Act or other notice requirements for group layoffs (see Question 1).

Deliver the message directly but compassionately and allow the employee time to read the written notice of layoff you will give them during this meeting. Stay with your script and remain calm. Straightforward, clear explanations are important. Give the employee some background explaining why this decision is necessary.

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) (29 USC 2100 et. seq.) - Protects workers, their families and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs.

Those sixteen states with so-called mini-WARN acts are: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin. These mini-WARN's vary greatly in scope and effect.

How to write a layoff letterAddress the letter directly to the employee.Be direct and concise about the layoff.Thank the employee for their contributions.Provide guidance for benefits and pay.List relevant resources for the employee.Include your name, title and contact info.

Laying off employees: 6 ways to ease the transitionEstablish your game plan.Handle layoff conversations with care.Identify employees needed for a transitional period.Establish incentives for transitional staff.Give flexibility to transitional staff.Provide outplacement assistance and support.

A mass layoff occurs under the WARN Act when: at least 50 employees are laid off during a 30-day period, if the laid-off employees made up at least one third of the workforce; 500 employees are laid off during a 30-day period, no matter how large the workforce; or.

Considerations to Announcing a LayoffKeep the message short and sweet. Employees can see right through fluff.Communicate and have one reduction in force (RIF).Consider having individual meetings with all employees affected.Provide a good outplacement program to impacted employees.

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Arkansas Memo Warning of an Impending Layoff