RIF / Restructure Planning Kit
Plan and run a workforce reduction you can stand behind. A defensible selection, the right notice, a respectful exit, and clear lines for when to bring in counsel.
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RIF and Restructuring Savings Planner
Size the reduction before you make it. The severance bill, the full one-time cost, the ongoing savings, and the payback period, with every assumption on the surface.
$89
- Editable operating files, not a subscription
- Immediate access through the secure TrueStep HR store
- Built and reviewed under the published TrueStep HR standard
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See the Setup Session →What this closes
A practical system that moves the decision into real work.
Size the reduction before you name anyone. The planner runs severance, onetime cost, ongoing payroll savings, the payback period and the notice timeline.
DecisionPlan a reduction
IndustryCross-industry
Files4 PDF guides, 1 Excel workbook
ReviewBuilt to the published release checks; sources and change notes sit beside the catalog.
What is inside
Every file in the download, by name.
Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.
Excel · useRIF and Restructuring Savings Planner: 8 tabs: Start Here, Severance Calculator, Full Cost, Savings and Payback, Notice and Timeline, Benchmarks, Summary, and Notes.
PDF · printQuick Reference: the whole workbook on one page: what each tab is for, what you enter, and how to read the result.
PDF · readUsing This Workbook in Google Sheets: how to upload the file to Google Sheets and exactly what to check afterward.
PDF · keepTrueStep HR Product License: what you may and may not do with the files you purchased.
How to use it
What this workbook does
This planner brings the numbers behind a reduction into one place so you can plan responsibly. The Severance Calculator turns one policy into each person’s payout. Full Cost adds the usual extras (employer taxes, accrued PTO, benefits continuation, outplacement) for the true one-time cost. Savings and Payback turns the eliminated roles into ongoing payroll savings and shows how long the one-time cost takes to recover. Notice and Timeline is a planning aid for WARN screening and releasereview dates. The Summary pulls the cost and the savings into one view.
Your first 15 minutesOpen the RIF and Restructuring Savings Planner workbook in Microsoft Excel or a free equivalent such as LibreOffice. The first tab, Start Here, walks you through every tab. Start on the Severance Calculator tab: enter your policy and the roles in scope in the amber cells, and the per-person payout builds as you type. The Summary tab gathers cost, savings, and payback into one view as you complete the other tabs.
Before you buy
Clear answers to the practical questions.
The point of a product page is to let you judge the work before checkout.
What exactly do I receive?
4 PDF guides, 1 Excel workbook, each one named in the What is inside section above. The purchase is a download, not a subscription, and the files are yours to keep.
Are these the real screenshots?
Yes. The preview images on this page are taken from the current deliverable, so you can judge the structure and writing before buying.
Can I use the files in my business?
The files are designed to be edited for your own internal operations. Review the included license and have legal counsel check decisions that require jurisdiction-specific advice.
What if I need help applying it?
Use the $149 Setup Session for one hour of implementation help on this tool. TrueStep HR does not offer broader consulting engagements. For a legal question, use qualified counsel.
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