Restructuring & Redundancy

The current business climate and the impact of the rising and falling New Zealand dollar can have a huge impact on a business, and can result in a need for down sizing, contracting out work or expanding operations.

An employer should prepare extensively when considering the transfer of work or staff reduction, as restructuring represents a potential mine-field. Ensuring that a genuine and procedurally fair restructuring and redundancy process is followed is crucial. It helps to minimise the associated legal risks, and mitigates any negative fall-out within the community and the impacts this may have on a business.

HR Management

If you need to change the composition of your workforce, or reduce the number of jobs, we can assist you to restructure your business as follows:

Provide a clear process for stepping through a restructure/redundancy situation.

Advise on essential communications with staff prior to finalising your restructuring decisions.
Help you to develop selection criteria for redundancy.
Offer out-placement support (e.g. assistance with CV preparation, counselling) for displaced staff, to help them find re-employment.