Is there a good way to lay off a remote worker?
Four years after remote work became the norm for a huge section of the labour force, it appears some companies are still struggling with the etiquette of letting someone go virtually. And amid a gradually cooling labour market and mass layoffs in several sectors, such as media and the tech industry, it’s become a common situation to be let go online.
On Wednesday, hundreds of Bell employees were supposedly laid off in 10-minute group virtual meetings, a move the union representing them called “beyond shameful.” In a news release, the union claimed that Bell’s human resources and labour manager read a notice
