Outplacement Firms Impact Remaining Employees
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Whether or not laid off employees are offered services from outplacement firms (Click here) can make a difference to the workers left behind.
“Global Trends in Separation Practices,” a 2009 study from DBM and the Human Capital Institute, found that separation benefits provided by a company to terminated employees will impact the morale of any remaining workers.
The study, which included more than 1,200 business leaders from 45 countries, shows that a company’s decisions regarding separating employees - including severance pay, outplacement support and other continuing benefits - can create ripple effects throughout the entire company long after the departing employees have left the organization.