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reported that its survey of human resources executives founrd that 54 percentconsider employee-engagementt the biggest challenge that companies face after job-cut announcements. The next biggesg challenge, selected by 23 percent of respondents, was easinbg anxiety over the possibility ofadditionao layoffs. Only 15 percent of survet respondents said ensuring that quality and quantity of outputremained consistent, despite having few employees, was the primargy challenge. “Companies that focus on output will create a work force that is motivatedf by fear of job loss instead of by loyaltyhand pride.
That may work for the remainder of the but as soon as therecoveru begins, the company will undoubtedly experience heavy Companies recognizing that employee-engagement is the key to continued qualityg output will not only survive the downturn, but will be poises to thrive when the expansiobn begins,” said John A. Challenger, the firm'sz CEO. In the past 12 months employers have announcerabout 1.6 million job cuts, accordin to monthly tracking by the Challenger firm. About half of those occurred during the first five monthsof 2009. At the currentr rate, 2009 is on pace to surpase the record2001 job-cut total of 1.
96 According to the survey, 58 percent said they had department supervisors meet directly with surviving employees to discuss any changes occurring as a result of the downturn and/or layoffs. However, only 12 percent provide post-layoff counseling and about one in ten did nothing at all toaddress post-layofff issues faced by