HR Operations

Workforce reduction strategies

Last updated: September 22, 2023

Cost-saving strategies

Economic and operational conditions may sometimes require organizations to determine work reduction and other cost-saving strategies.

Furlough transaction process

Workday entries UWHR will coordinate after your unit’s furlough plan is approved.

Organizational restructuring

As an organizational leader, you may find it necessary to change how your unit operates to accommodate changing unit priorities, initiate new programs, enhance organizational effectiveness, and/or address budget reductions.

FAQs: Furloughs and temporary FTE reduction

Answers to frequently asked questions about furloughs and temporary FTE reduction.

Support for staff on furloughs

Information and resources to support staff whose position has been placed on a furlough.

Temporary layoff policy

A temporary layoff may be required because of events at the institutional or employing unit level resulting in a temporary lack of funds or work.