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Updated On: 31 March, 2009 08:00 AM IST | | Soumya Mukerji
Recession-hit Indian firms are assisting ousted employees make a smooth transit to other organisations. iTALK finds out if getting you picked after you've been kicked, really works
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Recession-hit Indian firms are assisting ousted employees make a smooth transit to other organisations. iTALK finds out if getting you picked after you've been kicked, really works
Don't jump at the sight of that great job offer in your inbox. Your current employer might just be setting up a plan to get rid of you. And that's not our imagination running on overdrive; recent cases in the country have exposed bizarre "outplacement" techniques. HR teams are not only offering alternative opportunities to laid-off employees in an attempt to ease the blow of negative publicity and ill will, but continue to flood them with plugged positions from ally groups, on the sly.
Outplacement also works if employee doesn't fit profile
Slump or no slump, outplacements are common in the West, says Puneet Jetli, HR head at MindTree, a software development major. "It's all about taking people into confidence and facilitating appropriate openings. Many organisations do this not just in times of crisis, but because an employee is not aligned to the role he/ she is playing. We've done it at the senior level in one or two odd cases, and it isn't just a function of downsizing," he says. "But where issues like integrity and performance are involved, we won't get in." Jetli says finding alternate routes for all employees isn't a pragmatic policy. "The market is down. At the end of the day, it is just a function of how many jobs there are in the market," he reasons.
| Case study: sapient |
| The guys who did it to maintain good relationships "We have partnered with an employee assistance provider to offer career help and emotional counselling to support employees," confirms Shilpa Bhardwaj, HR director at Sapient, an IT giant that has downsized its employee strength considerably over the last one month. "We've always considered people our most valuable asset. Maintaining relationships with current as well as ex-staff is part of our core philosophy. Even in the past, we've tied up with some of the best agencies so that employees aren't left high and dry." |
Young pros say it's impractical, but pleasant
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