[renewiltord]

No. At mass layoffs it's better to do it instantly and en masse because otherwise you cause massive anxiety in everyone, including those who will stay. It's also why multiple rounds of layoffs are a bad idea. Just do everything at once and move on.

[consp]

Usually people still need to do something in the period before they are actually laid off. With these kind of calls it's scorched earth from there onward and I would question everything everyone does which is counterproductive.

[renewiltord]

Not for these roles, I don't think. You can just lock their laptop and call it a day, which is what they did. This is fungible labour.