Difference between revisions of "Layoffs and Hours Reduction"

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- Layoff/hrs reduction policy
 
Discussion:
 
Possible ways to reduce hours: seniority, merit, voluntary, eliminate
 
overlapping job functionality hours (where there's cocoordinators)
 
For merit-based, we must have some fair, hard and fast criteria; in long run,
 
best for organization as a whole, but can cause lots of interpersonal harm
 
Seniority: easy to determine
 
HR could make report to staff that kind of pre-digests the issues involved
 
Wage reduction should be considered first, and if untenable, then move on to
 
other options
 
If we sense there'll be a problem, we could nominate or call for an ad hoc
 
committee to present the options.  Staff would decide.
 
 
 
PROPOSAL:
 
PROPOSAL:
 
In the event of a looming financial problem that would require a cut in staff  
 
In the event of a looming financial problem that would require a cut in staff  
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Ways to determine where to make the cuts (in the order they should be  
 
Ways to determine where to make the cuts (in the order they should be  
 
utilized):
 
utilized):
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1) Wage reduction; Voluntary hours cut
 
1) Wage reduction; Voluntary hours cut
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2) Merit-based.  The organization is most important here.  - make department  
 
2) Merit-based.  The organization is most important here.  - make department  
 
audit? Use review data? Person's program is costing money: this nominates  
 
audit? Use review data? Person's program is costing money: this nominates  
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cancelled tomorrow? Possibility of shuffling people to other positions.  Is  
 
cancelled tomorrow? Possibility of shuffling people to other positions.  Is  
 
there some overlapping job functionality that could be eliminated?
 
there some overlapping job functionality that could be eliminated?
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3) Seniority - after the other two methods above have been used.  Possibly as  
 
3) Seniority - after the other two methods above have been used.  Possibly as  
 
tie-breaker.
 
tie-breaker.

Revision as of 19:00, 14 January 2005

PROPOSAL: In the event of a looming financial problem that would require a cut in staff costs, the HR committee would nominate an ad hoc committee. Staff would dicuss and approve the appointments of the individuals on the committee. The ad hoc committee will digest the issues involved and make a report to staff suggesting a way to proceed. Ways to determine where to make the cuts (in the order they should be utilized):

1) Wage reduction; Voluntary hours cut

2) Merit-based. The organization is most important here. - make department audit? Use review data? Person's program is costing money: this nominates them for cuts? Operational impact? Financial impact? What would happen if X person didn't show up for work tomorrow? What would happen if X program was cancelled tomorrow? Possibility of shuffling people to other positions. Is there some overlapping job functionality that could be eliminated?

3) Seniority - after the other two methods above have been used. Possibly as tie-breaker.