Your store is in a sales slump. In order to get back on a profitable track and save jobs, you may need to cut hours for a bit. The best way to approach this with your staff may be: Responses Do hours cuts across the board. Do hours cuts across the board. Offer extra time off to everyone, and if no one accepts, then simply cut their hours. Offer extra time off to everyone, and if no one accepts, then simply cut their hours. To take a transformational leadership approach, and first take a pay cut yourself, then ask for volunteers to take reduced hours in an effort to do what is best for everyone