Layoff readiness kit

• Confirm the business case, selection criteria and a fairness review with legal counsel.
• Check whether federal WARN (generally 100+ employees, 60 days' notice) or a state mini-WARN law applies.
• Decide severance, benefits continuation and the support package for every person affected.
• Pick your transition support vendor so it's ready on notice day.

• Write the employee message: clear, kind, specific about pay, benefits and next steps.
• Train managers with a short script and a list of questions they can't answer (refer to HR).
• Prepare each person's packet: separation letter, benefits summary, support card with their portfolio link.
• Plan for the team that stays: what they'll hear, who they can ask.

• Meet privately and in person or on live video when possible; never by mass email alone.
• Hand over the packet and the support card. Give time to review any release before signing.
• Send the team-wide message the same day.

• Check that every person got their support link and benefits information.
• Share a totals-only update with leadership (engagement, not individual data).
• Thank managers and check in with the team that stays.

PRA2S sets up your cohort within 24 hours so every person gets their review link on notice day, plus a printable support card and our free Day One kit.

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