Stage of Staff Downsizing Effort: Complete
Drivers for Staff Downsizing
- An organization of 70 IT employees knew that the IT budget would take a big cut when the economy took a turn for the worst in October 2008.
- By January 2009, it was clear that reducing staffing costs was a necessity for the organization.
- The organization had never laid off a permanent employee in its history and, although it had not made this guarantee to its employees, it hoped to maintain this reputation.