Layoffs (Downsizing), the intent is to reduce the size, including personnel reduction, cost reduction, reduced assets. After indicator of the reduction. Layoff from the last century, the 1970s and 1980s in North America, particularly the United States has become popular, After almost like a plague sweeping across the world every corner, "American-style" layoffs for the majority of countries and regions to follow. In China, government layoffs since ancient times there, but from top to bottom, the whole society, The mass layoffs are from the beginning of 1996. In the United States they call "the era of layoffs," We are still "in transition" layoffs social life has become a common phenomenon. Layoffs will be of the essence from the community, organizations and individuals to explore three levels. From a social level, the first layoffs is a product of socio-economic development. In Western norms of a market economy environment, the layoff is the result of competition, The government's main duty is not to intervene or influence the layoff strategy, but to assist business organizations "aftercare" help retrenched staff re-employment and the provision of unemployment benefits. In China, mass layoffs of state-owned enterprises and government agencies layoffs aimed at radical long-planned economic system was rooted problems, The role of the government is not just the "aftermath", including the early launch of the process of layoffs and guidance. In Russia, Germany, Japan, Australia and other countries, with the layoffs of all the social, political, economic status are closely related. Organizational level, the layoff is the survival and development of a means is an organization in order to improve the performance and reduce the size of the labor force potential strategic decision. In the West, layoffs mainly enterprises autonomous economic retrenchment that the initiators of the enterprises themselves. In China, the layoffs are mainly government-driven policy layoffs, but the enterprises of economic retrenchment has been increasing trend. From personal level, retrenchment is the perception of the individual and the organization of labor relations interrupted the process, Along with the economy and the sense of helplessness and moral sense of loss. Either dismissed or were working, whether it is Western or Chinese, generally that retrenchment is the life of a negative incidents. Layoffs in the social life of the same can from the community, organizations and individuals to explore three levels. From a social perspective, the first layoffs mean turbulence and increased instability in the society. to "deep early warning system" has brought severe test. Meanwhile, the government's re-employment services for laid-off and unemployed personnel living protection aspects of the high demand. The reason why the United States prevailed layoffs and the unemployment rate is not high, mainly because of their own sense of national and regional integration. perfect the reemployment of laid-off service system, such as information services, training, psychological counseling. Meanwhile, Europe and the United States good unemployment insurance system, which will enable the layoffs will not bring stability to the community much of a problem. In China, from the'90s of the last century so far, has been basically established a major provinces and regions throughout the country re-employment of laid-off service system unemployment insurance and other social security systems have improved significantly in comparison with the developed countries remains a wide gap between can cope with the economic impact of the wave of layoffs needed practice. "From a global view, 'layoffs times' past, when people on work and employment view is' as long as I am loyal to the organization. organizations on the right, I should be responsible for the future '; are of the view 'of a certain organization is only my personal career development or part of the career, I am responsible for the future '. "In terms of organizational perspective, layoffs affected organizations as a means to survival. Survive on its external form, in an unprecedented fierce and complex competitive environment is flexible physique winning magic wand. Therefore, the majority of enterprises tend to "lose weight" those with the core competitiveness of businesses unrelated to the competence of the lower number is added to the staff. Meanwhile, in the face of the rapid development of knowledge management, chief knowledge officers realized that the skills of workers renovating too fast, old step by step training staff is far below the old and new groups of employees more efficient replacement. Therefore, many large enterprises on the one hand the Conference, the other began to move people into a form of the situation. Although corporate down-sizing of its long-term strategy if they are positive role has not been determined, But in the short term, it could serve as the general cost control results. but for listed companies, shareholders are generally in favor of the redundancy. Also, in relation to its internal survival, the organization of exposure to the "era of retrenchment," it must be within the strategic management, human resources management, enterprise cultural adjustment of the system, such as fully consider risk positioning, knowledge transfer. From the personal perspective, layoffs affect not only the people work and employment concepts, and the impact on the growth and development of people motivated behavior. From a global perspective, "layoffs era" in the past, people on work and employment view is "As long as I loyalty to the organization. organizations on the right, I should be responsible for the future "; view now is "to a certain organization is only my personal career development or part of the career, I am responsible for their own futures. " Affected by the layoffs, in foreign countries, people from the organizations that rely on their own; Domestically, from dependency on the government to rely on the individual units and then. And the focus of people's behavior from the past simply focus on career choices, the transition to full attention to his career or career ladder structure. People of organizations or units of enthusiasm on the decline, and their career development or career enthusiasm running high. Therefore, the more people learn, more people in progress. In short, the nature of layoffs is complex, the impact of layoffs is far-reaching. It is like a double-edged sword, although its advantages and disadvantages of premature conclusion, but the humanist, As staff layoffs inherent right parties harm, employers generally do not agree easily layoffs, be layoffs as a "last resort."