Offer employees the day off. Offering employees time off with pay allows them to absorb what they have learned and to begin to take responsibility for themselves. If nothing else, this helps employees trust that top management is concerned about the needs of employees. Implementing the downsizing Tell the truth and communicate often. Sometimes during a downsizing or plant closing management avoids communicating.
Frequent communication is critical because it prevents rumors.
Once you have established a timetable for implementing the downsizing, you will be trusted to keep your promises if you make announcements as planned. Reliable actions help to build employees' trust in management and help employees to feel personal control. Help departing employees and demonstrate fairness. The crisis is not over until departing employees are re-employed. Sometimes employees can be absorbed into parts of the business that are growing.