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Subscribe to this page... Workforce Reduction
Workforce reductions are one of the most critical decisions to be made during difficult economic circumstances. If you are being forced to consider reductions, the following links will provide useful tips to consider.

Avoiding Legal Pitfalls During RIFs and When Reducing Workers' Hours – HRHero.com


Do you know all the alternatives and issues to consider before a reduction in force (RIF)? Read this article for a more in-depth analysis of potential alternatives to a workforce reduction, strategies to consider before conducting a RIF and continuing obligations of a RIF.

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Workforce Reduction Guidelines – Southern Business Review & CBS Interactive


A detailed article that provides instructions on how to conduct a successful workforce reduction strategy while protecting the company against future litigation and increase costs. Key steps, legal issues, and severance strategies provide a well rounded guide to an effective workforce reduction.

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Surviving Tough Times: Engineering Solutions that Cut Costs and Reduce Risk – White Paper


This Management Series white paper instructs Engineering Enterprises on how to survive in a struggling economy. Learn how to examine your current operations to recognize where costs can be saved and risk can be mitigated with the proper engineering document management and workflow solution.

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CPR to Revive Your Bottom Line

In the current economy we understand that the ONLY purchases engineering enterprises will be considering are those that can demonstrate a clear, objective and quantifiable ROI case.

To this end, First Trace has produced a Cost Prevention and Reduction (CPR) self–assessment tool that can be used to determine how much your organization will save, in quantifiable dollars, when common documentation 'breakdowns' are eliminated from manual systems. Many of these breakdown incidents have become so common that many firms have begun to consider them a cost of doing business. In tough economic times, studies show that you can expect the number and frequency of these incidents to increase.

We can change this for your organization. The goal of the CPR is to uncover these breakdown incidents using your own cost data to calculate the savings possible when these breakdowns are eliminated.

You can begin the process of resuscitating your bottom line by filling out the simple form below to receive your free CPR self–assessment. Your assessment tool will be arriving shortly by email.


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