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 restructuring is steadily slowing down, some HR teams and business leaders still have a common dilemma: how to support hundreds (or thousands) of affected employees without diluting support quality.
That’s where volume outplacement services can help.
Managing large-scale redundancies or restructuring is one of the toughest modern challenges companies are now facing. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Chiumento can support leaders and employees through career transitions at scale with quality and consistent volume outplacement.
In this guide, we’ll explore what volume outplacement services include, what outplacement support really means, and how employers benefit from offering it to their people.
What Does Volume Outplacement Support Mean?
So, what exactly does volume outplacement support mean?
Outplacement is a professional service provided to employees who are leaving the company. It typically involves supporting the affected employees in helping them find a new job, while also providing career coaching and emotional support during what is often a difficult time.
Therefore, volume outplacement is the same service and support, just at a much larger scale, and is usually needed due to major organisational changes that affect many employees at once.
Outplacement is crucial, no matter the scale. Providing outplacement support to your departing employees, whether it’s 10 or 1,000, aids in protecting employer reputation while also maintaining morale among remaining staff members. Most importantly, it shows the leaving employees that you still care about their future beyond your organisation.
However, it’s important to remember that outplacement isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. It’s easy to assume that scaled services are generic in their approach, but volume outplacement at Chiumento is personal and bespoke, always ensuring quality support at every level.
Scaling with Care: How Volume Outplacement Works
So, how can organisations ensure that volume outplacement is personal while maintaining high-quality guidance and tailored advice?
Here at Chiumento, we utilise JetStream, an app designed to deliver one-to-one support seamlessly from any device. It’s affordable, fast, and blends digital resources with real human coaching.
This centralised platform makes sure all employees have a positive, consistent, and tailored outplacement experience. Through technology-led delivery, JetStream ensures consistency on a large scale and with both a national and international reach.
But what’s included in volume outplacement services? Similar to our regular outplacement services, Chiumento’s volume outplacement, delivered by JetStream, offers the following support:
- Personalised Career Coaching: Based on the employee’s goals and career ambitions, JetStream will match the individual with a coach who specialises in their chosen area. Over the course of eight weeks, the coach will support the employee with bespoke advice and their industry knowledge.
- Professional CV Writing: Your CV is often the first impression, so it’s essential to get it right. Our professional CV writers will support employees through JetStream in curating the perfect CV, so they can apply for a job quickly, efficiently, and with confidence.
- Expert-led Webinars & Digital Learning: JetStream is incredibly user-friendly and highly convenient. Whether they prefer to learn from a smartphone or a tablet, employees can access a wide variety of webinars and upskilling videos in just a few clicks.
How Do Employers Benefit from Providing Outplacement Services?
It’s a common misconception that volume outplacement services are expensive or a ‘nice-to-have’.
In reality, JetStream makes high-quality volume outplacement both accessible and affordable, even on a large scale. And when employers, HR teams, and business leaders consider the wider impact, it’s clear how valuable this service can be to a company going through organisational change.
The key benefits of volume outplacement for employers include:
- Protects brand and employer reputation
- Enhances engagement and morale among remaining staff members
- Demonstrates corporate social responsibility and care
- Reduces legal risk and employee disputes
And when this can be achieved at scale with a cost-effective digital resource like JetStream, volume outplacement becomes attainable for everyone.
Why Chiumento for Volume Outplacement?
As a trusted industry leader since 1994, we understand the importance of providing quality, consistent outplacement support that has a lasting positive impact on employees and organisations.
By combining human support and scalable technology through JetStream, your employees gain access to resources that will support them in their career journey, giving them the confidence they need to move forward. This also ensures their time with your company ends on a positive note.
Want to find out more about our outplacement services? Discover how Chiumento can help you deliver outplacement that scales with empathy and excellence. Contact our team on 0207 224 3307 or info@chiumento.co.uk to discuss the tailored solutions we can offer.
Iona works across Chiumento’s Digital Marketing Executive. Working on blog and comms projects, Iona helps to shape how the organisation talks about change, redundancy, and the employee experience. With experience in the education, law, and HR sectors, she brings a cross-industry perspective to workforce planning and organisational change. Iona contributes to content that supports HR leaders through restructuring and is particularly interested in how clear, human communication builds trust during times of uncertainty. She holds a BA in Illustration and brings a creative, insight-led approach to everything she writes.