It is very common for companies to lay off employees these days. If the company experiences a drop in sales or revenue it is most likely that it will cut cost and lay off employees. Here are the reasons why companies take this action.

1. Corporate Survival – When inevitable crisis occur it is not unusual for companies to downsize. Lack of demand for the labors exerted by employees either by services or production of goods may result to layoff. This is the fastest and most effective for companies to implement in order for the business to survive.

2. New Management – Mismanaged business is most likely to be replaced, when this happens the board of directors will put a new and effective management team. With the new management in place companies may lay off employees to get to the right size of the business with a new perspective.

3. Dissolved Division – When a portion of the business is no longer generating a revenue, it makes sense that layoff will occur.

4. Corporate Sale or Merging – When a company is sold or merged with other company, redundancy of employee responsibility will be in question. It is rare that a company being sold will absorb its employees.

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