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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Guest Opinion
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How do pay cuts and layoffs affect morale and productivity?

ANALYSIS: A simple lab experiment with nearly 300 participants, attempted to provide an answer.

Ananish Chaudhuri Sat, 26 Aug 2023

Recent survey findings indicate that firms struggling in a recession and looking to reduce costs should consider cutting pay rather than laying people off.

The survey, by market research firm Talbot Mills, found that 67% of the more than 1000 respondents thought redundancies in a recession were

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