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.
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Severance Planning Calculator
Plan severance for a whole reduction in one file. Set your weeks-per-year policy once and list everyone affected. The workbook totals each package and the cost across the group, with accrued time off, benefits, and outplacement on top.
$29
- Editable operating files, not a subscription
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A practical system that moves the decision into real work.
Write your severance formula once, then apply it across everyone affected. The workbook returns the total cost and the month it lands in.
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 · useSeverance Planning Calculator: 7 tabs: Start Here, Severance Calculator, Full Cost, Notice and Timeline, Benchmark, 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 workbook plans the cost of a reduction in force. You set one severance policy, list the affected employees with their pay and tenure, and it estimates each person’s package and the total for the whole group. The Full Cost tab adds the usual extras: accrued time off, a benefits subsidy, outplacement, and employer payroll tax. The Notice and Timeline tab gives screening prompts and date math for advance-notice and release-review
Your first 15 minutesOpen the Severance Planning Calculator workbook in Microsoft Excel or a free equivalent such as LibreOffice. The first tab, Start Here, walks you through every tab. On the Severance Calculator tab, set your policy at the top: weeks per year of service, any base weeks added to everyone, a cap, and a minimum. Then fill the amber cells with each person’s role, salary, and years of service.
Before you buy
Clear answers to the practical questions.
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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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