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What's behind company layoffs

2025/7/4
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Alan and Darren
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Alicia Clark
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Dara Doyle
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Jessica O'Sullivan
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Josh Burson
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Leanna Byrne
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Peter Capelli
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Stephanie Hayes
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Josh Burson: 作为行业分析师,我认为公司在调整员工规模时常犯错,导致裁员周期循环往复。投资者经常施压公司裁员以降低成本,目前的方式是扩大人工智能的应用以减少对人力的需求。几乎每家公司都在讨论如何购买更多人工智能并迅速实施,以减少员工数量。我认为公司应该更谨慎地进行人员规划,避免盲目扩张和裁员。 Peter Capelli: 作为管理学教授,我认为分批裁员不是好的战略举措,因为它会让留下的员工感到恐慌。他们会担心自己是下一个被裁员的对象,从而停止工作,花时间找工作。我认为相比裁员,一个好的替代方案是让现有员工减少工作时间,例如缩短工作周或无薪休假。这种策略的优势在于其灵活性,当雇主需要更多工时时,无需从头开始招聘。我认为公司应该更多地考虑员工的感受,采取更人性化的方式来应对经济变化。

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Layoffs have been in the headlines a fair amount recently, with some companies cutting jobs in stages. Microsoft, Amazon and BlackRock are among the employers that have reportedly had repeated rounds of layoffs in recent months. Plus, it's been 10 years since Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote. A decade later, these couples are contributing significantly to the wedding business in Ireland at a time when overall marriage numbers are falling. Our BBC colleague Leanna Byrne visited her hometown of Dublin to speak to couples and vendors about how the wedding industry has changed.