Layoffs: Preparing for a long unemployment 8 Articles

by Ethel Smith

This can be a hard one . A few years ago at the ripe old age of 52 my husband had a period of ill health . This resulted in him losing his job . For someone who is highly intelligent but not very qualified this was a night...read more

by Liomas Thomas

Job security just doesn't exist. And it always seems to be the little things that trip people up. There are several things you can do, though, if that nasty fall from employment has happened to you. Money money money. ...read more

by Joan Schroeder

Seasonal employees are the most likely class of workers to be laid off for specific periods of time. Employees in the fishing industries in Newfoundland, people employed during the income tax period, construction workers a...read more

by Vanessa Nance

If for some unavoidable reason you are going to be unemployed for several weeks, or months, there are a few important things that you can do to make the difficult transition a lot less stressful. You can take a look at y...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

When you are used to a certain routine a layoff that leads to long periods of unemployment can seem like stepping into a sort of abyss. What do you do with all this time, how can you feel as though you're not wasting it? ...read more

by Richard Serra

I don't think anyone really thinks in terms of being unemployed for any real length of time, but it does happen, and the best way to prepare is by not waiting for it to happen, but instead prepare long in advance what you ...read more

by Earl Darrington

Preparing for a long unemployment? My advice is...don't. Unless you WANT to be unemployed. But why should you throw in the towel and give in to the fact that you might not have a job for months, maybe years? As a busin...read more

by Kalli Silver

It was my 1st job. I had been working there for four years and made some friends throughout the years there. The company wasn't doing that well, we knew. I was prepared for the retrenchment exercise that was being spoken d...read more