Topia!: Society: Work: Unemployment: Layoffs and Downsizing (17) See Also: Business: Human Resources: Outplacement Society: Work: Labor-Management Relations: Management Consultants Killing the Myth of Japanese Lifetime Employment - How times and attitudes are changing towards lifetime employment in the Japanese workplace. Bearing the Brunt of the Asian Economic Crisis - The collapse has of the Asian economic market and its effects on labor and labor standards and laws. Downsizing And Organizational Culture - Thomas A. Hickok argues that the most prominent effects of downsizing will be in relation to culture change, not in elation to saved costs or short-term productivity gains. Downsizing Dilemma - When faced with eliminating jobs, how can managers find a balance between helping displaced workers with outplacement services and getting the agency's work done? National Organization of Downsized Employees (NODE) - Topics about people who have either volunteered for their former employer's work-force reduction programs, or who have been forced out in some manner. Recession Camp - Event posting board for counselling, socialising events for the unemployed. Layoff Notification Training - Hanigan Consulting Group - Top selling cd-rom for layoff notification training. Dot-Com Layoffs and Shutdowns - From the Wall Street Journal, a list of job cuts and closures among web-related companies, with links to relevant articles. Downsizing the American Dream: The Income Gap Widens - by Steve Galpern. Employment Outlook: Downsizing - It has disrupted the lives of chemists and changed the face of employment, but it often can lead to new opportunities. By Elisabeth Kirschner, Chemical & Engineering News. The Crooked E - Resource for ex-Enron employees. Includes information about donating to the employees, t-shirts for sale whose proceeds to go to the employees, and links to Enron news. AskMen.com : Ups &Downs of Downsizing - Advice from Armando Gomez Managing After Downsizing - Techniques for reenergizing the people who remain and must pick up the slack in a downsized organization. Written by John Shepler. Laid-off.org - This site is for people who have been laid-off to share their stories or a poem if they wish. Emsured - Offering job loss recovery programs and outplacement services. H-1Bs - The Pros and Cons of H-1B Visas - Articles and discussion forums regarding H-1B visas. Essential Connections - Corporate Refugees - Community for corporate refugees who want to connect with others. Share the experience of your journey, as well as resources, ideas and discoveries. Additional categories: pocket knives ammunition furniture modern bedroom sports car furniture cheap

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