Last week we discovered in the latest Northern Ireland unemployment figures that in 2013, there were a total of 2,011 confirmed redundancies.
This was somewhat positive- as much as it can be- as the number was down 40% on the previous year (3,353 in 2012.)
In Northern Ireland, some businesses seem unwilling to put such departing employees through a career transition programme (outplacement), whereby support and advice is given to staff to prepare them for the next steps outside of your company.
This may help them to secure employment within the same industry, a career change, start (more…)