From the Editor-in-Chief’s Desk: The “Workplace-During-Recession” Reminding Us of Employee Rights and Responsibilities

摘要

One cannot turn on the television or radio, or read a newspaper or magazine, without being reminded of the financial crisis that is reported to be swallowing the Western world. We are now informed on a daily basis that we are either already in a recession (e.g., if you live in the US) or headed for one at a heart-stopping rate (e.g., if you live in Australia). Sadly, the almost uniform and collective (and often unhelpful) response to the R-word in the business, public, and not-for-profit realms is to get rid of workers—fast.