2025 has been the year of significant change for many organisations across the UK. Company insolvencies rose 6% in January, and 3.8 per 1,000 employees were made redundant between January and March – a sign of an evolving landscape. Although this surge in...
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Internal Mobility: Retain Talent with Career Coaching
In a market where attracting new talent is costly and competitive, organisations that invest in internal mobility gain a powerful edge. By supporting employees to grow, shift, and develop through structured career coaching, companies reduce recruitment costs and...
Are Outplacement Services Worth It? A Modern Guide for Employers
Are outplacement services worth it? Discover how our app, JetStream, proves the answer is yes in our guide.
How to Manage Outplacement in Today’s Job Market
Quick Summary Redundancies are rising as the UK job market contracts — making early, well-managed outplacement more critical than ever. HR leaders must act now to align restructuring plans with upcoming employment law changes and workforce expectations. Being...
Is Lower Staff Turnover a Good Thing?
Is Lower Staff Turnover a Good Thing? Quick Summary Falling turnover might look like a win—but it can hide deeper issues, like loss of top performers. Recruitment freezes and blocked progression paths can frustrate your best people, while “corporate prisoners”...
When employment relationships breakdown
When employment relationships breakdown it can be hugely stressful for all involved. What has Chiumento learned about the reasons employers and their people "fall out of love" with each other? Ian Gooden offers some opinions. Chiumento is probably best known as an...
Retirement will create a big hole…
Retirement will create a big hole in my diary. For over 40 years I have spent far more of my waking life at a desk, in meetings or travelling than I have doing anything else. Working long hours was a habit I developed when I worked in the advertising industry....
Stay interviews – five things to consider
Stay interviews are a realitively new concept. For years employers have been getting data from workers as they leave the organisation. These "exit interviews" provide excellent insight into why people have chosen to move on. However could you have avoided the...
5 Reasons Talent Mobility Should Be on Your HR Agenda
Talent mobility was high on the agenda at this year's Arbora Global Conference. Arbora Chairman, and Chiumento MD, Mike Burgneay shares his thoughts on why this should be high up your talent management agenda. 1. Organisations are facing rapid change All businesses...