RIF Complete System

A reduction is three jobs: plan it defensibly, price it in full, and notice it lawfully. This system is all three, in the order they run, with the counsel checkpoints marked.

Three products in the order a reduction runs

Plan the restructure, model the savings, stay compliant on notice. Each product keeps its own Start Here; the system adds the sequence.

• START HERE, the system sequence. The three-step working order, what each step produces, and where counsel takes over. One page, read it first.
• Plan the Restructure. The RIF and Restructure Planning Kit: the field guide, the planning templates, and the workbook with the selection scorer, the four-fifths adverse-impact check, the federal WARN screen, the OWBPA disclosure builder, and the separation tracker.
• Model the Savings. The RIF and Restructuring Savings Planner: severance, the fully loaded cost of each role, net savings, and the payback period, stress-tested before any headcount is set.
• Stay Compliant on Notice. The WARN Act Compliance Toolkit: the threshold and aggregation calculator, the timeline and recipient checklist, the notice-letter set with the California addendum, and the compliance guide.

The sequence the Start Here runs

The order is the protection: the plan defines the cut, the model prices it, and the notice work runs before any date is set.

• Plan the restructure. Define the unit and criteria before names, score the selection, run the four-fifths check, and prepare the conversation, with the paper trail building as you go.
• Model the savings. Price severance and the one-time costs against ongoing savings and read the payback period, so the business case is tested before it is announced.
• Run the WARN count. Log every contemplated loss and let the calculator run the 30-day and 90-day windows and the state reads, before any separation date is set.
• Notice, deliver, document. Build the timeline, draft the letters per recipient, deliver the news with the script, and track every separation to a signed release, with counsel at the marked points.

Built to produce a record at every step

A reduction is the highest-exposure work in this catalog. Every component is built to produce a record, flag its risks, and route the legal calls to counsel.

• Selection before names. The planning kit enforces the most protective habit in a reduction: criteria first, scored consistently, checked for adverse impact.
• The savings case stress-tested. The planner prices the cut in full, including the severance and the one-time costs that optimistic decks omit.
• The notice law counted, never assumed. The WARN toolkit computes every window and reads every test as an exposure flag routing to counsel.
• One system, deduplicated. The license and guide ship once; the WARN work lives in the dedicated toolkit, with the planning kit federal screen as the early warning.

Who it is built for and where to go if that is not you

Built for

• An owner or executive facing a reduction and wanting it run carefully the first time.
• A lean HR team that needs the method, the money model, and the notice work in one place under deadline.
• A consultant or fractional HR lead guiding a client through a restructuring end to end.

If you are looking for

• A single exit rather than a group reduction. The Discipline and Termination Decision Kit is built for individual exits.
• Only the notice law. The WARN Act Compliance Toolkit sells standalone.

Before you buy

What exactly is in the system?

Everything in the three standalone products, byte for byte, each with its own Start Here, sequenced by a top-level Start Here: the RIF and Restructure Planning Kit, the RIF and Restructuring Savings Planner, and the WARN Act Compliance Toolkit. The license and the Google Sheets guide ship once.

How is the $199 price set against buying separately?

The three products run $297 bought separately: $129, $89, and $79. The system is $199, about a third off, with the sequencing Start Here only it carries.

How do the planning kit WARN screen and the WARN toolkit relate?

The planning kit carries a federal WARN screen as the early warning inside the selection work. The toolkit is the full engine: rolling-window aggregation math, four state reads, the timeline, and the letters. The Start Here tells you to screen early and run the full count before any date is set.

Is this legal advice?

No. The system structures the work, produces the record, and marks every point where qualified employment counsel takes over: selection review, severance and releases, and every notice determination.

Is it a subscription?

No. One-time purchase, no recurring fee. You keep the files.

Will it stay current as the rules change?

Each file carries a last-reviewed date so you can see how current it is, and meaningful updates are released as the rules and figures change.

What is the refund policy?

Digital products are covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. See the refund policy for the full terms.

What happens after I buy?

Your files are delivered as a digital download, and your receipt arrives by email. Open the top-level Start Here first; it sequences the whole bundle. Questions or want a hand getting set up? Email support@truestephr.com.

Can I expense this purchase to my business?

Most customers buy TrueStep HR tools for business use, and a tool you use for work often qualifies as a deductible business expense. Whether it does for you depends on your situation, so confirm with your accountant. Your receipt arrives by email at checkout and works as documentation.

General information, not legal advice. Have qualified employment counsel review your selection, notice, severance, and releases before you act.

How the download works

Your files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and the editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or their free equivalents, including LibreOffice and Google Docs and Sheets. No other software is needed. Step-by-step help for every device is at truestephr.com/pages/download-help.