Steve Lovig: Handling layoffs PeopleStar Podcast

The offboarding process requires extreme thought and care when an organization goes through layoffs.

Steve Lovig, Director of Human Resources for Homestar Financial, says that when it comes to managing layoffs and offboarding, approaching the impacted individuals from a human-empathetic perspective improves the experience. It all starts with ensuring that how the decision is communicated is respectful and keeps the employee’s dignity intact, preferably delivered by their direct manager but supported by the HR team. Steve explains how HR plays a crucial role in achieving this by building a communication strategy and framework in advance, preparing managers to choose the employees to be laid off, and outlining what will be said to them. However, individuals being laid off are still people with needs, frustrations, and desires, so Steve details how an HR department can ease the transition by helping them take the next step in their careers. 

Tune in to this episode to learn how you, as an HR leader, can step into an impacted person’s shows and make the process more easygoing!