Assistance for redundant employees

New and updated

• Date:

  14 August 2017

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  How to navigate the outplacement journey

  Outplacement used to be a service offered by employers to smooth the exit of key employees from the business. But now many organisations are using it in a more strategic way to ensure they develop the right talent and that employees emerge stronger from major changes.

• Date:

  6 July 2015

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Redundancy policies and procedures: the 2015 XpertHR survey

  The second part of XpertHR research into redundancy explores how employers manage the process, including what selection criteria is used and what compensation is paid to those who are made redundant, as well as any alternative measures employers use to avoid redundancy.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Provide outplacement/counselling services for redundant employees

• Type:

  Employment glossary

  Outplacement

  Definition from the XpertHR glossary.

• Type:

  Good practice manual

  Assisting redundant employees

  Good practice guidance discussing the provision of assistance to employees who have been given notice of dismissal by reason of redundancy, including what kind of assistance is appropriate, for example outplacement support and offers of suitable alternative employment.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Why should employers provide assistance to employees once they have been given notice of redundancy?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Which employees should be provided with assistance after having been notified of dismissal by reason of redundancy?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can assistance for redundant employees be provided in-house?

• Type:

  FAQs

  How can employers find out whether or not an outplacement provider of assistance for redundant employees is suitable?

• Type:

  FAQs

  How can employers find out whether or not an outplacement provider is providing a good service to their redundant employees?