Generous employment benefits encourage laid-off workers to continue seeking jobs in dying industries rather than train for something new.
In addition to raising tuition, which has been limited by state-mandated caps, the university has laid off employees, encouraged early retirements, required unpaid furloughs and limited pay increases, Ms. Stoll said.
Under the plan announced by President Raul Castro last September around a million state workers were due to be laid off and encouraged to find new jobs in the private sector.
I worked with an arts organization, a food pantry and believe it or not, I even coached and encouraged people who had been laid off from their jobs.
By April 1st 500,000 Cubans will be laid off from their state jobs and encouraged to make their own living in small businesses.
Employees are being encouraged to take vacations, Ms. Raymer said, and she has already laid off a part-time worker.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC laid off the entire staff of The Tonight Show in Burbank and "encouraged them to apply for jobs in New York".
"They laid off journalists.
Ultimately, she was laid off.
