Thread regarding Target Corp. layoffs

LOPs: When there are mass layoffs, who has final say in the decision of who to cut?

Managers? Directors? Sr. Directors? VPs?


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@cr there’s definitely compliance they have to demonstrate, including WARN act requirements if they meet the layoff thresholds.

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Post ID: @dj+1k7nmgrs4

@cr Just a reminder that if you are in a protected class (over 40), you should look into what your protections are, and what you should do differently when receiving a severance (compared to someone under 40) or being dismissed or placed on a PIP. HR is never your friend.

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Post ID: @d0+1k7nmgrs4

@ck For everyone in MN, it's an at-will state so I don't know what, if any, compliance they have to justify. As long as they can show they're not intentionally laying someone off because they're in a protected class...

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Post ID: @cr+1k7nmgrs4

@cb I think they may be required to disclose SOMETHING to show they’re legally compliant. Otherwise there’d be a ton of termination without cause lawsuits.

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Post ID: @ck+1k7nmgrs4

After surviving all previous RIF’s, as far as I know, no one really knows the criteria or they sign a NDA preventing them from disclosing.

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Post ID: @cb+1k7nmgrs4

@bx Do you really think consultants get to the level of individuals? My understanding is they essentially say, “Cut 12 jobs from this area due to A, B, & C,” and Target decides who.

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Post ID: @by+1k7nmgrs4

Consulting firm.

Joking not joking..

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