Allay Conflict- Improve Relations in Redundancy

Fallout from re-organisation and re-structuring is negative for all concerned. Unfortunately, due to the maelstrom in the global economy, this is now unavoidable. Some organisations choose to offer outplacement for certain levels of staff, however this is expensive, and can be divisive. CareerNexus offers a financially viable alternative which allows every organisation to offer Career Management and Outplacement support to all those staff caught up in the upheaval.

There are several very good reasons why an organisation offers Career Management or Outplacement:

• Employee care- for the leaver. Only 5% of those made redundant bore negative feelings towards their former employer having been through an outplacement programme. This is based upon a RightCoutts survey carried out with employers who had created redundancies.

• Employee care- for those remaining (arguably more important). The same survey found that two thirds of redundant employees met frequently with their former colleagues. Thus the ‘survivors’ had regular reminders as to how their employer regarded and treated their staff. Poorly planned redundancy strategies affect the morale, productivity and commitment of existing employees.

• Employee care- for the reputation of the organisation to attract high calibre staff in the future. They also have a bearing on how attractive a company is to potential employees. According to the survey, more than 60% of laid-off employees said that an outplacement programme would be an important factor when it came to choosing their next employer.

• Trades Unions- being seen to ease the inevitable burden.

• The Press- reputation of the organisation in the very short term. Beyond the HR implications, dealing responsibly with redundancy can improve a company's standing in its local area, making life easier in areas such as planning decisions.

• The City- apparent competency of senior management to manage effectively.

• Business- negative national coverage can affect a company's reputation with consumers and, ultimately, sales.

CareerNexus is a specialist Career Management company offering a totally comprehensive, end to end, strategic, entirely web based, self paced programme, which guides and mentors clients from self realisation through to ultimate success. The programme has been designed by industry professionals to guide clients through the many vagaries in today’s job market, helping them into the right job now, and guiding them into the future to ensure achievement of their goals. In short, all the advantages of Career Management and Outplacement, without the high costs.

Contact CAREERNEXUS for a discussion on how we can meet your requirements at special corportate rates:

Phone: 01453 872777
e-mail: corporate@careernexus.co.uk