What happens if a company's "lay-off-via-security-access-badge-not-working" computer system malfunctions -- precisely when the layoff is going on -- and blocks

What happens if a company's "lay-off-via-security-access-badge-not-working" computer system malfunctions -- precisely when the layoff is going on -- and blocks everyone, all employees, not just the fired ones -- from access to the company's building simultaneously? ? (I don't know -- but I think there's a future sitcom episode there... <g>)