Case Study 5

Workforce Reduction and Threat of Violence Mitigation

Challenge

Assist a premier global technology leader in developing strategies for an upcoming workforce reduction/reorganization, with an emphasis on eliminating any potential business disruptions and ensuring a smooth, safe and human-focused transition of the affected workforce.

Solution

Waypoint worked closely with the Executive Decision Team, as well as the leadership from Legal & Corporate Affairs, Human Resources and the Operations Team, to troubleshoot the force reduction strategy, advise the leadership team on potential liability issues and provide onsite leadership and response.

The strategies and protocols created for our client became a benchmark for future workforce reductions, employee terminations and targeted threats of violence against the corporation.