Outplacement Programs
Regardless of whether you are going through a Merger, Acquisition or simply Downsizing, Macquarie People’s specialist Outplacement Team will ensure a smooth transition.
Our aim is to assist your senior executives with the design and implementation phases. We will also support and guide both your management team and those affected on the date notice of redundancy takes place, to ensure minimum stress and loss of morale to all involved.
Redundancies can have a serious impact on your staff managing the outplacement program, remaining employees, or those being out-placed at a later stage, therefore we will carefully manage each stage of the process to ensure minimum loss of remaining staff, morale and productivity of those remaining through to the day of departure. We are even able to help you support and manage the perceptions of valuable staff you wish to retain, through what can be a difficult period transition period. We will then assist you if required, to build a new corporate structure or new “corporate culture”. We will give you the tools to assist your staff cope with the change.
By providing a carefully managed Outplacement Program, your company will exhibit to both departing and remaining staff, that you value the contribution of all staff, and that the company has a social conscience. By retaining Macquarie People’s services you are investing in their future to ensure they are fully prepared and able to secure suitable employment at the earliest opportunity.
In order to do this we will provide a comprehensive support, counselling, training and job acquisition program which includes practical career reassessment and job search skills.
PROJECT PLANNING
Macquarie People consultants work confidentially with clients to plan and prepare for this most crucial event. Particular emphasis is placed on reducing distractions for implementing executives, so they concentrate on business performance.
ON THE DAY SUPPORT
We work with line managers on the day to ensure a smooth, incident free program. This helps avoid stress-based errors and ensures those undergoing severance are handled with care.
NEW DIRECTIONS
Macquarie People's range of programs is comprehensive, tailored to meet the needs of all employees from executives to base grade staff. The emphasis is on practical job search skills. We combine sophisticated psychometric tools with a participative counselling style.
COMMUNICATION
Effective outplacement pays its way when the impact on remaining employees is positive. Communication is the key to maintaining morale and productivity.
