HR Wellbeing During Redundancy: Who Supports the People Managing the Process?
HR wellbeing can easily be overlooked during a redundancy programme, even though HR may be managing employee reactions, supporting managers and responding to pressure from senior leaders.
Inclusive Redundancy: Six Lessons for a Fairer Process
When I looked back over some of the conversations I’ve had on the Redundancy Matters podcast this year, one theme kept coming through.
How do we make redundancy more inclusive?
At Risk of Redundancy: Practical Ways HR Can Support People
When someone is at risk of redundancy, the small things outside formal meetings often shape how supported they feel. Clear communication, visible managers and practical redundancy help can help people feel less isolated and more in control.
ADHD and Redundancy: Reasonable Adjustments HR Should Consider
When redundancy involves someone with ADHD, HR leaders need to think carefully about communication, selection criteria and how the process is experienced. Small adjustments can make a significant difference.
Managing Redundancy Process: Why Human Conversations Matter as Much as Procedure
When HR leaders are managing redundancy process, there is often a strong focus on compliance, scoring, documentation and timelines. Those things matter. But as Aime Ayrehart explained on the Redundancy Matters podcast, that focus all too often can remove the humanity from the process.
Leading Through Loss: Understanding Grief in Redundancy
Redundancy is more than a process – it can feel like grief. Understanding this helps HR leaders better support employees through the emotional impact of job loss.
Redundancy During Maternity Leave: What HR Leaders Need to Know
Redundancy is never easy. But when it involves someone who is pregnant or on maternity leave, the situation becomes even more sensitive and complex.
Financial Wellbeing During Redundancy: What HR Leaders Need to Consider
Financial wellbeing during redundancy has a direct impact on employee mental health. HR teams can make a meaningful difference by signposting support and creating safe conversations – without giving financial advice.
Storytelling in Organisations: Bringing Humanity Back to Organisational Change
When organisations face major change – whether that’s a restructure, a new system or a redundancy programme – it’s easy to slip into process mode. Timelines, consultation meetings and communications plans can take over. But as Dr Susanne Evans, author of Change Stories, reminds us, real change happens through people and the way we talk to them.
Redundancy and Menopause in the Workplace: What Every HR Leader Needs to Know
When redundancy and menopause collide, the impact on women can be profound. In a recent Redundancy Matters podcast, executive coach and menopause consultant Angela Wilkins-Green shared her insights into how organisations can better support women navigating these two major life transitions – often at the same time.