layoff

Genworth to lay off 1,000 employees

Genworth will be laying off 1,000 employees, or about 1/7th of the company’s global workforce. A company spokesman said he does not yet know how any of the 1,750 Richmond workers will be let go. But if the cuts were even across all the offices, it would amount to around 250 workers. “This move is… Read more »

Layoffs kill productivity for remaining workers, study finds

Headlines have been blaring news about layoffs across the area. That’s obviously bad news for those who get a pink slip, but it’s also bad for the businesses that let the workers go. According to a recently released study, 74 percent of employees who survive a corporate layoff say their own productivity has dipped since… Read more »