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Countless owners of downsized businesses throughout Washington state can recall the been there, done that horror of reducing a work force.
The process begins with sadness, then surrender, and proceeds to the painful task of assigning value to each position. Business owners and personnel directors keep reminding themselves that theyre talking about jobs, but they cant escape the fact that theyre talking about people. In the midst of the heartache, it all comes down to a purely business decision: Keep the best, lay off much of the rest.See the full content of this document
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In Our View: Disregard Seniority
Thats not the way it works in Washingtons public schools, where collective bargaining contracts typically dictate laying off teachers according to seniority. ...
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