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Employee Layoffs - Information for Deans/Managers
The following information is provided as guidance regarding layoff of staff employees. If you need assistance in advising an employee of an impending layoff you can call your HR Consultant or the Office of Labor Relations at 732-932-3020, ext. 4040.
The following guidelines are intended to ensure that the university acts both wisely in protecting institutional priorities and responsibly towards those individuals whose separation from the university is a direct result of budgetary constraints.
Guidelines
- Memo from Sandra Russell Regarding MPSC Staff Layoff Guidelines
- EOF, FOP–P/S, IUOE, and Doctors Council Layoff Guidelines
- AFSCME Local 888 and 1761 (COLT) Layoff Guidelines
- URA-AFT Layoff Guidelines
Forms
Resources for You and Your Employees
The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) can be utilized by managers seeking guidance on how to compassionately handle the layoff process, as well as how to deal with the aftermath. There are changes due to restructuring, remaining employees dealing with survivor’s guilt, and of course, the issues of loss, grief and anxiety that face the laid off employee. UHR is ready to behalf with any of these processes. FSAP counselors can help all affected employees and their families navigate through the transition by providing direct counseling and resource information.
The Professional Development Program and the Center for Organizational Development & Leadership, and other offices within University Human Resources are available to assist with organizational issues. Your HR Consultant will help link you to the various services that you need.
The following documents can be used by managers during the layoff process. Additionally, your HR Consultant can prepare layoff packets for you and your employees that will provide the same information. You can contact your consultant at 732-932-3020, ext. 4040.
- Benefits Fact Sheet
- COBRA FAQs
- Coping with a Job Loss
- Layoff Facts for Deans and Managers
- Sample Letter to an Employee Being Laid Off
- Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Change
- Supporting Someone Who Lost a Job
- Unemployment FAQs
| Resources To Help You | |
| Office of Labor Relations | 732-932-3020, ext. 4040 |
| HR Consultants | 732-932-3020, ext. 4040 |
| Benefits Specialists | 732-932-3020, ext. 4077 |
| Faculty and Staff Assistance Program | 732-932-3020, ext. 4010 |
| When an Employee Leaves webpage | |
| UHR Employment Coordinators | 732-932-3020, ext. 4093 |
