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Dealing with redundancy is one of the most challenging tasks facing today's leaders. Changing economic and market conditions place strong pressures on organisations, and mergers, downsizing and change are now a fact of organisational life. This topic looks at the redundancy process in detail, and includes material on conducting selection exercises and breaking the news of redundancy to employees.

 

The Redundancy Process

 

If you are involved in managing redundancies in your organisation, an understanding of the process is essential. This article provides a step-by-step guide to the procedure that should be followed when making redundancies.

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Redundancy: The Worst Job in Management?

 

This article offers an overview of redundancy and some best practice approaches which organisations can apply to the planning, execution and aftermath of a redundancy programme.

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Redundancy Procedure Checklist

 

A checklist to help determine whether any action is needed to improve existing redundancy procedures.

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Selecting for Redundancy: Who Should Stay and Who Should Go?

 

This article examines the main types of redundancy selection criteria, and outlines some preferred approaches to choosing and applying selection criteria fairly and objectively.

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Redundancy Selection Criteria Template

 

A practical tool to help determine appropriate selection criteria in a redundancy situation.

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Consulting Employees

 

This article looks at what the consultation process is, why it is important, and the potential benefits of effective consultation.

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How to Break the News of Redundancy

 

Communicating news of redundancy is one of the most challenging tasks in today's workplace. Here we offer some practical tips to help make the process easier on you and the employees involved.

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The Exit Interview

 

An exit interview can provide valuable feedback on an employee's reasons for leaving, as well as the working environment, management style and career development opportunities. This article and template offers tips to help you plan, conduct and use the findings of exit interviews to help reduce turnover in your team.

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Top Tips for Managing Redundancy Survivors

 

Survivor Syndrome is a phenomenon said to affect the employees left behind in an organisation after redundancies. An organisation's future depends in part on how well managers are able to recognise and minimise the impacts of survivor syndrome. This article offers practical advice on how you can cure the effects of survivor syndrome in your team.

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Castlebay Creamery: a Redundancy Case Study Exercise

 

This case study encourages participants to explore the issue of selecting employees for redundancy, and what steps should be taken in choosing and applying appropriate selection criteria. Allow one hour for completion.

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DW Consulting: a Redundancy Role Play

 

A role play exercise to help managers plan and execute a redundancy. Participants will gain exposure to employee reactions and practice responding to potentially difficult questions. Allow at least one hour and 10 minutes for completion.

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