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Managing the survivor syndrome during and after redundancies

The emotional and physical impact of experiencing the loss of colleagues during redundancies, known as the "survivor syndrome", has implications for employers as well as for the health of their staff; this IRS survey investigates what is being done to counteract the syndrome's damaging toll.

Key points

  • Findings from an IRS survey of 116 employers about the survivor syndrome following redundancy are explored in this article.