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If you think you might need to lose some staff this year, have you looked at the benefits of using an outplacement provider? They can support the positions that are being made redundant, but also those staff that will remain with you. 
Whilst there is a lot of turbulence in the current employment market – and over half of employees expect to be made redundant it is still a difficult message to deliver. How can you support your managers around delivering redundancy and restructuring news? 
 
 
 
Often the main concerns are not so much around the message itself but more the thought of delivering the news. Whilst the current climate means that most people are clear as to reasons why a company may be considering restructuring or redundancy they can still be emotive conversations that are open to misinterpretation or hostile feelings. 
 
 
What three things can you do to support your managers during this time? 
 
 
 
 
With many employees furloughed, and as the furlough scheme changes are you using this opportunity to right-size your company and consider redundancies? 
 
Rightsizing is a proactive activity and should be a constant part of managing an organisation. By adjusting an organisation like this can make it the most efficient, effective, competitive and profitable that it can be. 
 
20% of companies are planning redundancies this summer despite the furlough scheme and over half of employees are worried about losing their job. 
 
Three key questions to ask before you start assessing your workforce are: 
1. In what way post-pandemic will your customer needs have changed? 
2. What will success for your business look like going forward? 
3. What positives changes from remote/social distancing working can you introduce to the workplace following lockdown? 
 
Next, look at where you are now and what talent do you have within, what areas you may need to upskill or what new skills should you be looking to bring into the organisation. 
 
Look first to your business-critical positions which will help with the long-term success of the business. All the furloughed employees –can you manage without any of them? Identify your high potential employees – these are the ones who embrace and embody the culture of the organisation, can flex and adapt and perform at a high level in their current positions. 

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