Get help with layoffs
Avoid layoffs
Shared-Work Program - With Shared Work, you reduce the hours your employees work while they receive partial unemployment benefits.WorkSource 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 Shared-Work 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 Act Assistance, if layoffs are due to loss of business to companies outside of the United States.
- Information on unemployment benefits for your employees.
- Job-search services and re-training options for your affected employees.
To learn more, contact your local WorkSource office.
