Bosses in serviced offices in Edinburgh might like to heed the advice of one expert in order to reap long-term benefits of improved working relations.
According to John Taylor, chief executive of Acas - an organisation that helps solve problems between employers and staff - many companies have treated redundancy as a last resort in the recession.
And by doing so, they will benefit from reduced labour turnover and absenteeism when the economy recovers, he stated.
Mr Taylor explained: "In the long term those organisations [that] have dealt with their workforce in a fair, open, transparent kind of way will reap the rewards."
Businesses should look at alternatives to redundancy, such as asking their staff whether they want to work part-time for a period, take a sabbatical or have extra training for one day a week, he suggested.
Organisations in serviced offices that take Mr Taylor's advice might see improvements in staff relations, as research recently conducted by the Institute of Leadership and Management and Management Today magazine found companies that introduced substitute measures to job losses have seen staff increase their trust in chief executive officers.
