Short YouTube advice excerpt (presenter: Omar Zenhom) about how to ask an employee to move from full-time to part-time. Key points: be clear about why the change is needed (finances, workload, temporary/seasonal dip), explain the reason simply, and communicate with confidence so the employee doesn’t perceive the decision as shaky.
Get clear on why you're asking somebody to go from full time to part time. You need to make sure you know exactly why this is happening, why you're making this decision. Is it about finances? Is it about the workload? Is it about a temporary situation like a seasonal dip? And you don't really need those hours right now for the next few months. If you can't explain why in a simple way you're doing this, the conversation with the employee is going to feel really shaky and unconvincing to them. Employees can really sense when you're not confident in your decision. So get clear and get confident.
