Japanese operator Sega Sammy Holdings is hoping to find 650 staff who want to retire early. It announced the retirement opportunity after announcing a 33.4% decline in sales for the first half of 2020.

Anyone at Sega Sammy looking for an early way out, with special retirement allowances and re-employment support, has until December 25 to let the company know.

“In the view of the great impact on our business inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have established a restructuring committee to transform our structure to one adapted to our external environment,” the company said.

The 9,051 full-time employees and contract employees at Sega Sammy are eligible for the program. Should they contact Sega Sammy to opt in between November 16 and December 25, they will begin their retirement on February 28, 2021.