LayOffNews.com provides a weblog of news and information important to indviduals about to be downsized, laid off, or facing a "reduction in force".

Laid Off--Downsized--Outsourced

It all means the same thing... you're facing the potnetial loss of everything you've worked so hard to create.

Sadly, the "protections" in place through the unemployment insurance system and the "retraining" provided in certain instances may be no protection at all. Find out why this is so, and what you might be able to do to protect yourself in advance.

LayOffNews.com discusses key lay off headlines and their practical impact on you the worker. Most lay off stories go on endlessly about the huge faceless numbers without ever discussing the impact on people... or how individuals can avoid the pitfalls the vast majority of dislocated workers face.

In the March 2004 news, you'll learn how one "downsized" worker created a $20 to $30 per hour skill by going around the standard buffet of retraining options to utilize a little know tax credit and training solution that many never learn about.

You'll also learn about an intrepid entrepreneur who was tired of being downsized and finally bought the company herself - saving dozens of local jobs. Could you do that too? Find out how!

Amazingly a Univeristy Professor writes wondering just WHY people are upset about unemployment? He soon learns that there are 2 million people who have GIVEN up finding decent work - and they're no longer counted in the official figures.

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In this time of economic transition, someone you know or love (maybe even YOU) are going to get Downsized,Laid Off,Out Sourced, or other wise find your career derailed.

Have a plan in place in advance. It's the smart thing to do. Find out HOW and WHY at LayOffNews.com!