by Ian Gooden | Nov 3, 2023 | Executive Outplacement, Outplacement
The UK outplacement industry traditionally had a reputation for being conservative. Has that changed? Earlier this year our Chairman, Ian Gooden, celebrated 15 years with Chiumento. We asked him to look back over that decade and a half and reflect on what’s...
by Ian Gooden | Sep 21, 2023 | Outplacement, Redundancy
Offering outplacement to staff impacted by redundancy might at first seem an odd decision. Why invest in those leaving the organisation? Especially if the whole point of the reorganisation is to save money. In my first proper HR job, I remember being invited by the...
by Ian Gooden | Aug 16, 2023 | Outplacement, Redundancy
The offer of voluntary redundancy can leave individuals with a big decision to make. How do you go about deciding if this is the right offer for you? We asked Chiumento MD, Mike Burgneay, for his views on what can be a big balancing act. Where do you begin? My advice...
by Ian Gooden | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time there was apparently a “rule of thumb” about the cost of outplacement. One of our founders told me that until at least the 1980s the guide was to allow 10% of salary. So a £50k role would get something in the region of a £5k outplacement...
by Ian Gooden | Jun 23, 2023 | Outplacement
With so many job vacancies out there, employers could be forgiven for asking why their people need outplacement support. Finding a job is easy, isn’t it? There are lots of jobs out there. 1.1 million of them in the UK according to the latest official figures. On...
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