Question $2(20$ points$)$

You are the HR manager at a firm at which a hiring freeze has just been declared and you have been instructed that you need to decrease your staff by $20\%.$

a$)$ Describe four strategies you would use to manage this situation and Why. $18$ marks$)$

b$)$ While analyzing the strategies you selected, you notice your remaining workforce will be multigenerational consisting mostly of baby boomers and Generation Y$-$ers.

Describe how you will communicate the changes above and Why?. $(8$ marks$)$

c$)$ Describe the potential impacts to the organization and employees? $(4$ marks$)$

There is no word limit on each of your answers for a$,$ b$,$ and c below but manage your time and provide enough details for each based on the marks associated with each section.