Firing temporary workers
First alternative for overcoming the redundancy is firing temporary workers. It is possible for the
company to hire them again when the company's condition becomes better.
Cutting overtime work
When redundancy of manpower occurs, company will cut overtime work. Cutting overtime work will
not cause any side effect at all, so cutting overtime work is the best way for adjusting manpower.
Transfer to other company within company group
In order to reduce the employees level, it is better for the company to transfer some employees to
other companies within the company group. Transfer procedure in Japanese companies is done through
supervisors. They hold discussions to decide which employee should be transferred.
Lay off
Lay off is to fire permanent employees temporary. It is not caused by poor performance or an
infraction of employees rules. Lay off is one alternative to solve the problem of redundancy.