In $2015,$ Argo$-$Tech purchased the power accessories division of TRW Incorporated. All employees eligible to retire were encouraged and sometimes forced to do so$.$

In September $2015,$ the Progressive Insurance Companies announced a reorganization to increase efficiencies and reduce cost. In November $2015,$ Progressive announced a reduction$-$in$-$force of $340$ people. $$

When GM downsized its Janesville assembly plant in Wisconsin, some employees were offered an opportunity to stay on board and share job responsibilities with other workers. $$

When a restaurant chain has an employee surplus as one of its locations, it may allow the extra employees to work at another location where there is not a surplus. $$

Cedaredge Town Council trustees regularly hire new animal control officers. However. In February $2016,$ the trustees discussed the possibility of not hiring for the position for that calendar year. $$

With a shortfall in its operating budget, John Carroll University in Cleveland asked administrators to take unpaid leave. $$