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Supporting redundancy survivors: Survivor syndrome

This guide explores the concept of survivor syndrome following redundancies, including its impact on employees who remain and the organisation. It helps employers understand how to support staff and maintain engagement after redundancy processes.

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By Neil Rankin | Dr Amelia Wise | Rosie Evans, CoachHub Psychologist, neuroscientist and mindfulness consultant

This series of Leading practice guides discusses the steps that employers could take to follow good practice when supporting employees who are pregnant, who are on maternity leave, and who have returned to work from maternity leave.

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About the authors

Neil Rankin

Neil Rankin has edited a wide range of journal publications specialising in absence and recruitment issues. He holds an MA in industrial relations from Warwick University, and before becoming an editor worked as a trade union researcher and trainer.

At IRS he was editor of the Employee Development Bulletin and the quarterly journal Competencies, and was responsible for IRS Employment Review’s coverage of recruitment, retention and absence issues.


Dr Amelia Wise

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