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”...
Job applications – ten basic errors to avoid
Job applications can be undermined by relatively small errors. I was recently asked if I could write an article about these really basic errors. "And when we say basics Ian, we mean basics". So where to start? The internet is awash with negative stories about the way...
Retirement planning – the view from the beach hut
Retirement planning isn't something I've spent a lot of time thinking about. Possibly because I've never imagined just stopping work. While my workaholic tendencies may have had the edges rubbed off over time, I am still constantly thinking about the business,...
The emotional response to redundancy
The emotional response to redundancy will vary considerably from person to person. Ian Gooden, has both experienced redundancy and led HR teams managing the exit process. He explains how individuals can go through multiple phases as they navigate their way out of an...
Why offer career coaching?
Why offer career coaching to your people? There can be a lot of drivers - Chiumento Director Duncan Hamilton explores just some of them. Talent mobility Organisations change. And therefore so do the roles they need. Career coaching is often about preparing people to...
What does retirement mean in 2023?
What does retirement mean? Our Chairman, Ian Gooden, looks at how the whole concept of retirement is changing. Almost 100 years ago - 1925 to be exact - the view was pretty clear. That's when state pensions, as we know them today, came into existence. Means-tested...