Thursday, March 24, 2011

HR and Merger communication

During a merger, HR Professionals may encounter scenarios where communication with employees may present challenges. For example, not all employee may have English as their first language. Some employees may be assigned to a remote location or be frequently traveling on business.

Key points to remember:
  • It is not important that the "method" of communication be consistent, as long as the "messaging" is consistent
  • Different methods of communication may be suited to one group over the other
  • Supervisory communication is good, but only if you can ensure consistency of message

1 comment:

Unknown said...

And ...in the case of layoffs or people being let go due to redundancy, then it is important for the president/VP/or someone of high authority to provide the information. It should not be sent by letter and certainly not by e-mail.