Assistance for redundant employees

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• Take part in our redundancy management survey

  Date:

  16 October 2019

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  XpertHR is conducting a major survey investigating how organisations manage redundancy. This will enable participating organisations to benchmark their redundancy practices and experiences.

• How to navigate the outplacement journey

  Date:

  14 August 2017

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  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.

• Redundancy policies and procedures: the 2015 XpertHR survey

  Date:

  6 July 2015

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  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.

• Provide outplacement/counselling services for redundant employees

  Type:

  Tasks

• Outplacement

  Type:

  Employment glossary

  Definition from the XpertHR glossary.

• Assisting redundant employees

  Type:

  Good practice manual

  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.

• 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