part of the issue is how fast they want to hire them too. People do not just think of themselves as employees in waiting.
If you are a business that is going to lay off a bunch of people... temporarily... then be sure get an agreement that they will come back.
Imagine you're one of these workers laid off. You move. You find another way to live entirely, another way to pay the bills, another entire path to another entire career. Heck, even if they give you your old job back... even at a higher wage. Would you take it back? It's not an obvious decision.
If you are a business that is going to lay off a bunch of people... temporarily... then be sure get an agreement that they will come back.
Imagine you're one of these workers laid off. You move. You find another way to live entirely, another way to pay the bills, another entire path to another entire career. Heck, even if they give you your old job back... even at a higher wage. Would you take it back? It's not an obvious decision.