美國政府要暫停營業

早前香港否決臨時預算案撥款而成了大新聞,但原來在美國,預算案真的要難產了!除了美國政府要shutdown外,連我公司都要shutdown??

公司電郵#1

To My Colleagues:

While leaders in Washington continue to seek accord on the budget and avoid a government shutdown that could begin this Friday, April 8 at midnight, we continue to take steps to prepare in the event a shutdown occurs.

Because no formal budget was passed for the current fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2010, Congress adopted a continuing resolution that extended previous spending levels, first until March 4, then to March 18, and most recently to April 8, 2011. That date is now approaching.

During this time we have been working across the company to identify programs and operations that could be affected, assess the implications for our employees, and understand the actions we need to take in order to meet our commitments and minimize disruption. As you may be aware, many of our customer representatives may not be available in the event of a shutdown. Further, depending on the duration of government closure, it is possible that we may need to pause work on contracts that run out of funding during this period, as well as scale back certain indirect activities.

To prepare for this possibility, a team of corporate office and sector representatives from contracts and pricing, government relations, the law department, human resources, communications, Enterprise Shared Services and sector operations is meeting regularly to assess the situation and develop our action plan.

If a shutdown does occur, we will communicate with you about our plans and any actions that must be implemented. In the meantime, it is critical that we each continue to deliver on our commitments and drive for top performance in everything we do. Thank you for your continued support.

公司電郵#2

This week, legislators again were unable to come to an agreement on passing a formal budget for the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, 2010. Funding for the U.S. government runs out as of this Friday, April 8 at 11:59:59 p.m. (Eastern time).

While the expected impact to most of us will be minimal, our continued focus on performance and quality and executing our duties according to the contracts in place remains paramount.

Those who work on programs or projects that may be impacted by the shutdown will be contacted by your management with information and guidance. As always, please address any questions you have to your management or Human Resources Business Partner.

Representatives from Business Management, Contracts and Human Resources have been working to ensure that employees and management are provided with the necessary information to address this situation. We will continue to monitor this fluid situation and make adjustments as necessary to ensure we minimize the impact to our programs and people as much as possible.

公司電郵#3

In our continuing effort to keep you informed, we are providing the following update. As you know, we have been pursuing new business efforts. To date, we have not received an award. While we are still hopeful for awards later this year, we are at a point where we need to address our staffing needs.

Based on the work we have, we are looking at a reduction in force to take effect in early May. We are beginning the process to assess our skills compared to our current and anticipated future work.

As we finalize detailed plans, we will inform individual employees of their employment status. While company policy requires a written two week notice prior to layoff, it is management’s desire to provide as much verbal notice as possible.

We recognize the need to use all staffing tools available to minimize workforce impact. As a result, we are extending a Voluntary Reduction-In-Force (VRIF) offer. (即自願離職!)

The VRIF option provides an opportunity for any employee contemplating voluntary separation in the near future to volunteer to be placed on layoff. The employee benefits by receiving all the standard severance benefits associated with a layoff and the company benefits by retaining employees that might otherwise be placed on layoff. It is important to understand not all applications will be accepted as participation is based upon current staffing requirements and business needs.

Eligible employees will have until April 18, 2011 to decide whether to participate and submit the necessary application form.


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