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Plan and write the communications for a layoff or restructure with clarity and dignity. Use when asked to communicate a layoff, write a RIF/redundancy announcement, prepare manager talking points for letting people go, or plan workforce-reduction comms. Produces a comms package — sequencing plan, the all-hands/company message, the affected-employee message, a manager guide with talking points, a staying-team message, and an external/press holding line.

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# Layoff Communication Skill

A layoff is the hardest thing a company communicates, and people remember exactly how it was handled. This skill
plans and writes the full set of messages so affected people learn first and with dignity, managers know what to
say, and the remaining team isn't left in fear — clear, humane, and consistent across every audience.

> **Note:** this produces communications, not legal advice. Layoffs carry legal/regulatory requirements
> (notice periods, protected classes, severance, WARN-type rules) that vary by jurisdiction — the output flags
> where to involve HR and legal counsel and must be reviewed before use.

## Working from a brief

Given "we're cutting 15% next week", **produce the full package anyway** — infer the likely audiences, sequence,
and questions, label assumptions, and bracket the specifics (numbers, dates, severance terms) to confirm. Never
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