Charlie, an HR manager at Delaney Inc., is expecting a labor surplus for the company in the month of November. This gives Charlie nearly eight months to deal with the problem. In order to reduce the labor surplus, Charlie decides to use a ________ strategy, which causes less suffering for employees.
A) downsizing
B) demotion
C) hiring freeze
D) pay reduction
E) transfer

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A hiring freeze is a strategy that can reduce labor surplus by not filling open positions as they become available, which is less disruptive and causes less suffering for current employees compared to downsizing, demotion, pay reduction, or transfers.

Charlie, an HR Manager at Delaney Inc