Restructuring & Transitions
A reduction in force is one of the highest-risk things a company ever does, legally, operationally, and reputationally. Altavise helps you plan and execute it so it is defensible, humane, and clean, from the selection logic to the day-of choreography.
Why it matters
Companies get sued not because they reduced headcount, but because the selection was not defensible, the notifications were botched, or the communication left survivors terrified and departing people humiliated. Almost all of it is preventable with a plan.
We bring the same discipline a large company's HR and legal teams would, sized for a company that does not have them on staff. You get a clean process, and your managers get scripts so they are not improvising the worst conversation of their year.
What we handle
What you avoid
Selection and notice are handled the way experienced counsel would want, with adverse-impact screening and clean documentation. You reduce the odds of the claim that turns a hard week into a hard year.
Word-for-word scripts and a short rehearsal mean the people delivering the news are calm, consistent, and humane. No one improvises the worst conversation of their year.
A deliberate communication plan keeps the people you kept from spiraling into fear and a quiet job search. The team you reduced to protect is the team you actually hold on to.
Questions
No. We handle the people and process side and flag exactly where legal sign-off is needed. We often work alongside your counsel.
A fixed fee per event based on headcount and complexity, typically a few thousand dollars, often bundled with outplacement for the departing employees.
We can turn around a plan in days. For time-sensitive situations we prioritize the selection review and manager scripts first.
That is the part everyone forgets. We include a survivor communication plan, and offer a deeper Team Reset engagement for hard-hit teams.
Have a reduction coming?
Tell us the rough size and timing, in confidence, and we will scope the support you need.
Plan a reduction