Outplacement Blog

Outplacement is not only desirable during a recession but essential. A recession means a reduction in workforce (RIF) for many employers, but a shrinking employment market means it will be difficult for redundant staff to find alternative employment.

Every employer is under a legal obligation to follow a lawful redundancy process which must be transparent and supportive towards the affected workers. Employers have to think about not only the staff who are leaving but the morale of those who remain.

Also known as ‘career shift’ or ‘career change’, career transition is essentially just moving into a new role. This could be a step up, a step sideways, or something completely fresh like re-training for a new job, going back into further education, or even starting your own business.

If you have just found out that you’re going to be made redundant then you’ll be feeling a real mix of emotions. Chances are it’s taken you by surprise and you will be anxious, confused, worried, maybe even angry.

Remote working and hybrid working are here to stay, but online interaction has also filtered into other elements of the employment sector, namely outplacement.

Everyone knows that the tech industry is growing, you’d have to be living under a rock not to be aware of that, but most people are not really aware of how rapidly this sector is changing unless they actually work in it.