layoff-communication
Plan and write the communications for a layoff or restructure with clarity and dignity. Use when asked to communicate a layoff, write a RIF/redundancy announcement, prepare manager talking points for letting people go, or plan workforce-reduction comms. Produces a comms package — sequencing plan, the all-hands/company message, the affected-employee message, a manager guide with talking points, a staying-team message, and an external/press holding line.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill layoff-communication --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Layoff Communication Skill A layoff is the hardest thing a company communicates, and people remember exactly how it was handled. This skill plans and writes the full set of messages so affected people learn first and with dignity, managers know what to say, and the remaining team isn't left in fear — clear, humane, and consistent across every audience. > **Note:** this produces communications, not legal advice. Layoffs carry legal/regulatory requirements > (notice periods, protected classes, severance, WARN-type rules) that vary by jurisdiction — the output flags > where to involve HR and legal counsel and must be reviewed before use. ## Working from a brief Given "we're cutting 15% next week", **produce the full package anyway** — infer the likely audiences, sequence, and questions, label assumptions, and bracket the specifics (numbers, dates, severance terms) to confirm. Never withhold for missing detail; flag every legally sensitive point for HR/legal review. ## Required Inputs Ask for these only if they aren't already provided (else infer and label): - **The decision** — scale, which teams/roles, and the timing. - **The why** — the honest business reason (be specific, not eup
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- Layoff Communications: [company]
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What does the layoff-communication skill do?
Plan and write the communications for a layoff or restructure with clarity and dignity. Use when asked to communicate a layoff, write a RIF/redundancy announcement, prepare manager talking points for letting people go, or plan workforce-reduction comms. Produces a comms package — sequencing plan, the all-hands/company message, the affected-employee message, a manager guide with talking points, a staying-team message, and an external/press holding line.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill layoff-communication --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.