Cutting hours isn't going to be a viable option when you're also cutting their pay. There are plenty of people who simply can't afford to stay at a company whe

Cutting hours isn't going to be a viable option when you're also cutting their pay. There are plenty of people who simply can't afford to stay at a company when their pay is being cut by 10% or more. They need pretty much all of their salary to pay bills. Taking such a pay cut is only an option for the higher incomes, where there is some jiggle room due to significant discretionary income.