Workforce reductions are a fact of life. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 1,500 mass layoff actions were taken and over 155,000 employees let go in February 2010 alone. Whether voluntary or involuntary – or affecting a few or thousands of employees – layoffs are painful and risky.

Following a process that incorporates best practices in decision making, communication, and off-payroll processing makes the difference between a reduction in force that ultimately strengthens the organization and one that undermines it.

HumanConcepts’ Transition Manager is an end-to-end solution that manages the workforce separation process in a consistent, compliant way to help organizations mitigate risk and reach financial objectives.

To learn more about how Transition Manager can make a positive impact on your ongoing or event-based workforce separations, join us for an executive webinar: “The Workforce Transition Value Proposition: Process and Technology to Effectively Manage Workforce Separations” – Thursday April 29, 1:00 pm – 2:00pm EDT. Register here.

Join HumanConcepts UK Ltd at an intensive one day conference on December 10, 2009 in central London to tackle the highly sensitive yet critical issue of workforce decisions in local government.

This high-level perspective on the more controversial issues raised by the economic downturn, the existing Local Government Workforce Strategy and the possible change of Government in 2010 will be discussed. Delegates will be encouraged to debate the best approach to tackling these workforce decision challenges with input from industry thought leaders, HumanConcepts and other HR solution providers. Click here to register.

HumanConcepts is mentioned in Mark Smith’s Ventana Research Blog following last week’s HR Tech show in Chicago. The article discusses HR solutions, such as OrgPlus, that address people related processes and workforce decision support. Our CEO, Martin Sacks is featured in the posting. Take a look here.

Quest West has arrived! This Thursday at 10:40AM PDT Jim Candler, Vice President of Global Customer Success, will present “Secrets of Successful Reorganizations” at Quest West. This year’s Quest International Users Group West Conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California from August 19-21. For more information or to register please visit Quest West.

Watch as Steve Datnow, CTO and VP of Product Development at HumanConcepts, explains how integration validation has helped reduce development costs, improve customer confidence, and maximize HumanConcepts’ market visibility. If you are a partner developing integrations with any Oracle Application, gain valuable insight through this short video here hosted by the Oracle Partner Network.

Almost every time we speak with a prospective client, someone exclaims, “I wish we knew about your solutions a year ago”. This has been a common statement for years now, not just during the current economic hardships. A typical reason behind this wish equates to hard dollar losses and/or negative publicity related to managing the separation process inefficiently.

Through work with Fortune 100 Companies we have grown to understand the complexity of processes related to separations due to internal business rules, government compliance issues and the difficulty compiling critical information for decision making and multiple reporting needs in a short timeframe. We have developed easy to use, flexible and proven solutions to address these specific needs.

Unfortunately some companies ‘learn the hard way’ before seeking out an automated solution.  The financial and legal risks are real, causing plenty of companies to run into trouble without implementation of an end-to-end enterprise solution.  So why then is there resistance to seeking a solution that can help manage these processes before the pain affects your company? Continue reading “Why the Resistance to Proactively Managing Workforce Change?” »