RadioShack lays off 400 employees via e-mail

RadioShack followed through on its announced plans to cut about 400 jobs, but the electronics retailer has been forced on the defensive about its method of notifying laid-off employees by e-mail. Employees received an e-mail telling them they were being dismissed immediately. "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress," the notice stated. "Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated."

Management experts expressed surprise at RadioShack's use of electronic notification instead of face-to-face meetings with supervisors. Derrick D'Souza, a management professor at the University of North Texas, said he had never heard of such a large number of terminated employees being notified electronically. He said it could be seen as dehumanizing to employees.

- This has got to rank right up there with the "SMS divorce" in Malaysia some time back.

(2006-08-31 12:30:11 SGT) [Biz] Permalink

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