This is normal stuff that happens with companies when economy is in down swing. Right, and they're normally called "layoffs", and have regulatory and other str

This is normal stuff that happens with companies when economy is in down swing. Right, and they're normally called "layoffs", and have regulatory and other strings attached. Which this company seems to be trying to do is achieve the same end but on the sly, by trying to disguise it is something else (and giving the employees the illusion that they have some choice or influence in the matter). Effectively making an instance of constructive dismissal (in the sense of effecting a "change to employee relationship"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal