If layoffs are your only option, there are steps you can help ease a departing employees’ transition.

Connect your Employees to Employment Assistance Services

As an employer, you can direct displaced workers to a number of employment services.

Employment Assistance Services help eligible unemployed individuals prepare for, obtain and maintain employment. Services offered include: development of a Return to Work Action Plan, job search skills, employment counselling, job placement services, case management and more.

Also, visit TIOW programs and contacts to learn about programs and services that connect older workers with job opportunities.