Restructuring

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2023

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Transformation Activities

2023 Actions

In the first quarter of 2023, the Company undertook restructuring actions to further our cost management efforts in response to the current demand levels and reflect a repositioning of our P&I staffing business to better capitalize on opportunities in local markets. Restructuring costs incurred in the first quarter of 2023 totaled $6.6 million and were recorded entirely in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

In the second quarter of 2023, the Company announced a comprehensive transformation initiative that includes actions that will further streamline the Company's operating model to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness. The total costs incurred related to these transformation activities in the second quarter of 2023 totaled $8.0 million. The transformation activities included $4.5 million of costs to execute the transformation initiatives through the use of an external consultant, a $2.4 million impairment charge for right-of-use assets related to an unoccupied office space lease and additional severance of $1.1 million, net of adjustments. The impairment charge related to the right-of-use assets is recorded in the asset impairment charge in the consolidated statements of earnings. The costs to execute and severance are included in the $5.6 million of restructuring costs incurred in the second quarter of 2023, net of prior period adjustments, and are recorded in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings, as detailed further below.

In the third quarter of 2023, the Company incurred $15.4 million of restructuring charges and transformation fees as a continuation of the actions that were announced in the second quarter of 2023 as part of the comprehensive transformation initiative. The third quarter transformation activities include $10.4 million of additional severance, $4.5 million of costs to execute the transformation through the use of an external consultant, and $0.5 million of lease termination costs. The severance, costs to execute, and lease termination costs are recorded in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

The restructuring and transformation costs included in SG&A are detailed below for the third quarter and September year-to-date 2023 (in millions of dollars):


	Third Quarter						September Year to Date
	Severance Costs		Lease Termination Costs, Transformation and Other		Total		Severance Costs		Lease Termination Costs, Transformation and Other		Total

Professional & Industrial	$	3.6	$	0.4	$	4.0	$	6.6	$	0.7	$	7.3
Science, Engineering & Technology	0.6		0.1		0.7		1.0		0.2		1.2
Education	0.6		—		0.6		1.0		—		1.0
Outsourcing & Consulting	1.8		—		1.8		2.3		—		2.3
International	—		—		—		0.6		—		0.6
Corporate	3.8		4.5		8.3		4.6		10.6		15.2
Total	$	10.4	$	5.0	$	15.4	$	16.1	$	11.5	$	27.6

2022 Actions

In the first quarter of 2022, the Company took restructuring actions designed to increase efficiency. There were no restructuring charges in the second or third quarters of 2022. Restructuring costs incurred in the first quarter of 2022 totaled $1.7 million and were recorded entirely in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings, as detailed below (in millions of dollars):


	Severance Costs		Lease Termination Costs		Total

Professional & Industrial	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.3

Education	0.4		—		0.4
Outsourcing & Consulting	0.2		—		0.2

Corporate	0.8		—		0.8
Total	$	1.5	$	0.2	$	1.7

Accrual Summary

A summary of the global restructuring balance sheet accrual, included in accrued payroll and related taxes and accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet, is detailed below (in millions of dollars):


Balance as of year-end 2022	$	0.3
Accruals	6.6






Reductions for cash payments	(1.0)
Balance as of first quarter-end 2023	5.9
Accruals	5.9
Reductions for cash payments	(3.0)
Accrual adjustments	(0.3)
Balance as of second quarter-end 2023	8.5
Accruals	15.4
Reductions for cash payments	(13.0)
Accrual adjustments and write-offs	(0.3)
Balance as of third quarter-end 2023	$	10.6

The remaining balance of $10.6 million as of third quarter-end 2023 primarily represents the costs to execute the transformation initiatives and severance costs, and the majority is expected to be paid by first quarter-end 2024. No material adjustments are expected to be recorded.