If your company plans to close a plant and has given 60 days' advance notice per the plant closing law, should you have any concerns as to the...

The Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN, requires manufacturers to give employees a
sixty-day advance notice if they are going to close down a plant. The notice is supposed to help
the factory workers prepare for the job market through retraining. It also gives them time to
look for new jobs.

Since most factory workers depend on that job for their
livelihood, you are likely to come across disgruntled employees after the notice. These workers
may be more aggressive at work because they don't know whether theyll get work after the factory
closes down. Take extra security measures and increase the number of guards in case the workers
decide to vandalize the plant out of anger.

You should also tell your
supervisors to be more alert and make sure that their juniors are always in protective gear.
Anger often leads to mistakes by the workers. These mistakes can result in serious injury and
costly lawsuits. Therefore, be extra careful and monitor everyone.

Apart from
taking extra precautionary measures, make sure that you engage with the factory workers. Be
honest with them and tell them the reason why the plant is closing down. Create a rapport so
that you can make the process easy for them. Thank them for their service. If they are
professionals, they wont hold it against you. Instead, they will continue to carry out their
duties diligently until the final day.