Section 5-4: Lay-off Aversion Some individuals may need assistance to maintain or retain a good job by enhancing their skills or learning new technologies and procedures in an ever changing economic environment. Without appropriate training that allows existing workers to gain the necessary skills to operate new processes or technologies, employers may find it necessary to lay-off workers with obsolete skills. Lay-off aversion is one of the functions of the workforce system and is part of the required Rapid Response activities. Lay-off aversion consists of strategies and activities to prevent or minimize the duration of unemployment resulting from layoffs. Lay-off aversion activities may include: Providing assistance to employers in managing reductions in force, which may include early identification of firms at risk of lay-offs, assessment of needs of and options for at-risk firms, and the delivery of services to address these needs as provided by the WIOA. Ongoing engagement, partnership, and relationship-building activities with businesses in the community, in order to create an environment for successful lay-off aversion efforts and to enable the provision of assistance to dislocated workers in obtaining re-employment as soon as possible. Funding feasibility studies to determine if a operations may be sustained company’s through a buyout or other means to avoid or minimize layoffs. Developing and managing IWT programs or other worker up-skilling approaches. Connecting companies to: Short-time compensation or other programs designed to prevent lay-offs or quickly re-employ dislocated workers available under Unemployment Insurance programs. Establish linkages with economic development activities at the federal, state, and local levels, including federal Department of Commerce programs and available state and local business retention and expansion activities. Partner or contract with business-focused organizations to assess risks to companies, propose strategies to address those risks, implement services, and measure impacts of services delivered. Conduct analysis of the suppliers of an affected company to assess their risks and vulnerabilities from potential closing or shift in production of their major customer. Engage in proactive measures to identify opportunities for potential economic transition and training needs in growing industry sectors or expanding businesses.
Section 5-4: Lay-off Aversion Some individuals may need assistance to maintain or retain a good job by enhancing their skills or learning new technologies and procedures in an ever changing economic environment. Without appropriate training that allows existing workers to gain the necessary skills to operate new processes or technologies, employers may find it necessary to lay-off workers with obsolete skills. Lay-off aversion is one of the functions of the workforce system and is part of the required Rapid Response activities. Lay-off aversion consists of strategies and activities to prevent or minimize the duration of unemployment resulting from layoffs. Lay-off aversion activities may include: Providing assistance to employers in managing reductions in force, which may include early identification of firms at risk of lay-offs, assessment of needs of and options for at-risk firms, and the delivery of services to address these needs as provided by the WIOA. Ongoing engagement, partnership, and relationship-building activities with businesses in the community, in order to create an environment for successful lay-off aversion efforts and to enable the provision of assistance to dislocated workers in obtaining re-employment as soon as possible. Funding feasibility studies to determine if a company’s operations may be sustained through a buyout or other means to avoid or minimize layoffs. Developing and managing IWT programs or other worker up-skilling approaches. Connecting companies to: Short-time compensation or other programs designed to prevent lay-offs or quickly re-employ dislocated workers available under Unemployment Insurance programs. Establish linkages with economic development activities at the federal, state, and local levels, including federal Department of Commerce programs and available state and local business retention and expansion activities. Partner or contract with business-focused organizations to assess risks to companies, propose strategies to address those risks, implement services, and measure impacts of services delivered. Conduct analysis of the suppliers of an affected company to assess their risks and vulnerabilities from potential closing or shift in production of their major customer. Engage in proactive measures to identify opportunities for potential economic transition and training needs in growing industry sectors or expanding businesses.