You Have Been Hired as the Director of HR at Targus

Multiple Choice

You have been hired as the director of HR at Targus Inc., a clothing retailer.Due to a reduction in consumer demand, you have been asked to advise management on how to reduce the amount of staff by 5% over the next 2 years.Although slow, a method for reducing numbers which generally presents the least amount of problems is

A) introducing a reduced work week.
B) laying off employees.
C) offering attractive buyout packages.
D) downsizing through attrition.
E) offering attractive early-retirement packages.