Get help with layoffs

Avoid layoffs

With the SharedWork Program, you can reduce the hours your employees work while they receive partial unemployment benefits.

WorkSource also offers a variety of services to help you maintain your workforce during hard times.

• Retrain and retain - New technology can render your employees’ skills obsolete and lead to layoffs. But it doesn’t have to. WorkSource can work with you to develop a training program to upgrade your current employees’ skills and help you build a customized work force.
• Strategic planning - We can advise you on current planning and management practices that have worked for other businesses in your industry.
• Referrals - We also can put you in touch with public services designed to help your business succeed.

To learn more, contact your local WorkSource office.

If you are facing a layoff

WorkSource can ease the transition for your company and your employees. Here are some of the rapid-response services we provide:

• Alternatives to layoffs, such as the SharedWork Program
• Information to comply with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice (WARN) that requires companies to notify Employment Security of major layoffs
• Assistance with filing a petition for federal Trade Adjustment Assistance, if layoffs are due to loss of business to companies outside of the United States
• Information on unemployment benefits for your business
• Job-search services and re-training options for your affected employees

To learn more, contact your local WorkSource office.