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Recession and Employees

The employees are the most important assets of the organization. In times of the recession, the employees have to be secure about their future and the organization should announce a clear plan to them.

The HRM Function is responsible for the employees as their employee advocate and the change agent. The HRM Function has to be involved in all the communication plans, the communication toward employees.

The recession brings a panic to the organization. The rumors about the recession and the layoffs spread quickly around the organization and the HRM Function has to monitor the emotions in the employee population. The rumors are the most important danger for the successful survival of the recession. When the employees start to speak about the recession, the key employees and top talents can leave the organization within several weeks, as they feel no future in the organization.

The role of the HRM Function in Recession for the employees is being their real advocate. The HRM Function should prepare the proper communication and it should manage to get the buy in from the top management.

The employees feel the danger from the recession, the top management has to inform all the employees honestly about the outlook for the organization and it has to provide them with the vision to follow.