“ Positive outcomes of outplacement services :
• Reduced distress , angst and disappointment in transitioning employees ;
• Continued engagement of outgoing employees ;
• Increased confidence in employees ’ ability to smoothly and quickly transition to next role ;
• A positive attitude change towards transitioning out and finding new employment ;
• Significantly improved ability for employee to gain new employment quickly ;
• Increased employee self-confidence with regard to the future ;
• Increased goodwill between organisation and outgoing employees ;
• Reassurance for remaining employees that exiting staff were being supported and assisted in the transition ;
• Improved ability for remaining employees to maintain focus at work and remain productive .”
Why Provide Outplacement ? Bill Satterlee , April 9 , 2009 :
“ The benefits of Outplacement far outweigh the cost of implementing a quality program . Outplacement is the most important severance benefit , both to the employee and to the company . While dollars can help an employee to survive financially during the transition , Outplacement enables the employee to make that transition more quickly and successfully .
For the company , Outplacement not only provides benefits that cannot be purchased in other ways , but saves resources that may otherwise be expended on legal and organizational problems which tend to arise when Outplacement is not provided . Following are the primary benefits to the company in providing Outplacement to employees who are terminated for organizational and / or economic reasons .”
Outplacement Supports Corporate Values
Most organizations have core values that state how important their employees are . More and more data support the link between values-driven organizations and long-term profitability . Outplacement service demonstrates that your core values are more than a platitude – even when you have to take the difficult step of letting someone go .