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I'm joined by workplace mediator Lizanne Keenan to explore how mediation skills can help HR professionals and line managers approach difficult redundancy conversations. We talk about active listening, making space for emotion, knowing when to pause and choosing a meeting room that gives people privacy. We also explore how avoiding conversations after redundancy can leave assumptions and resentment to grow into workplace conflict. This is a practical conversation for anyone managing redundancies who wants to help people feel heard, support the remaining team and protect working relationships. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Connect with Lizanne on LinkedIn Visit the LK Mediation Services website Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

Managing redundancy brings plenty for HR teams to think about. Alongside a fair and legally compliant process, there are opportunities to make a real difference to how people experience it. In this episode I share four ways to build a more person-centred redundancy process: • Preparing line managers to listen, respond to emotions and handle difficult questions. • Planning employee support and communication outside formal consultation meetings. • Giving people choice and recognising individual needs. • Thinking beyond the leaving date, from thoughtful goodbyes to ongoing outplacement support. If you’re an HR professional or leader planning redundancies, you’ll find practical ideas to help people feel informed, supported and valued. Many cost nothing, but they do need a place in your planning. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Find out more about our outplacement services Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

Managing a redundancy process can take a significant emotional toll on HR professionals. You may be balancing legal process, pressure from senior leaders and difficult conversations with people you know well, while trying not to take the emotion home with you. In this episode of Redundancy Matters, I’m joined by Claire Cathcart, founder of the Elevate Hub, to talk about what HR professionals need to protect their own wellbeing during a redundancy process. We discuss how to avoid taking difficult reactions personally, the importance of boundaries and signposting, building a supportive professional network, and why an HR wellbeing plan should sit alongside the project plan from the very beginning. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Find out more about our outplacement services Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Connect With Claire on LinkedIn Visit the Elevate Hub Website The ELEVATE Event: The Wellbeing Edition Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

When someone is at risk of redundancy one of the first questions they often ask is "Can you help me with my CV?" For HR professionals and managers it can be difficult to know where to start, especially as CV writing isn't likely to be one of your core skills. And yet if organisations don't provide access to outplacement support this is what you'll end up doing. So I invited Phil Sterne, an Executive Career Coach and experienced CV writer to join me as we share practical advice on how you can help people start working on their CV. We talk about CVs should be written for the job someone wants, not the job they're leaving, how to help people recognise the value they bring, common mistakes that hold candidates back, and the role AI can play in the process. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Connect with Phil on LinkedIn Visit Phil's website Find out more about our outplacement services Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

In this episode I'm drawing on four conversations in this series about ADHD, menopause, maternity leave and workplace inclusion, to bring together six practical lessons to help HR professionals and leaders create redundancy processes that are fair, thoughtful and genuinely people-centred. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Redundancy with Fairness with Victoria Dale - Apple: Season 2 - Episode 6 Redundancy with Fairness: Building Inclusive Processes from the Start Spotify: Season 2 - Episode 6 Redundancy with Fairness: Building Inclusive Processes from the Start Why menopause awareness matters during redundancies with Angela Wilkins-Green - Apple: Season 2 - Episode 10 Why menopause awareness matters during redundancies Spotify: Season 2 - Episode 10 Why menopause awareness matters during redundancies Redundancy and Maternity Leave with Clare Chappell - Apple: Season 3 - Episode 5 Redundancy and Maternity Leave: Rights, Risks and Realities Spotify: Season 3 - Episode 5 Redundancy and Maternity Leave: Rights, Risks and Realities ADHD and Redundancy with Julia Crawford - Apple: Season 3: Episode 10 ADHD and Redundancy: Supporting Neurodiverse Employees Through the Process Spotify: Season 3: Episode 10 ADHD and Redundancy: Supporting Neurodiverse Employees Through the Process Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

In this episode I’m joined by HR copywriter Katie Murray to explore the role communication plays in redundancy processes and why the way people experience those conversations matters just as much as the process itself. Drawing on more than 20 years in HR, Katie shares honest reflections from supporting redundancy programmes, including the moments where communication built trust and the moments where it broke down. We talk about preparing line managers for difficult conversations, avoiding the “tick-box” approach, and why silence and unclear messaging can make an already difficult situation harder for employees. We also discuss how organisations can communicate with empathy while still managing a legally compliant process, the importance of flexibility during consultation, and how outplacement support can help people feel informed and supported about what comes next. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Connect with Katie on LinkedIn Visit Katie's website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

In this episode I share practical ways HR professionals and managers can better support employees at risk of redundancy throughout the process and not just procedurally, but personally too. Drawing on my experience in HR, coaching and outplacement support, I explore the small actions that often make the biggest difference. From communication and empathy to financial signposting, job search support and helping people regain confidence, this episode has lots of thoughtful and practical ideas for organisations that want to handle redundancy with compassion and dignity. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Financial well being episode: Apple Season 3 - Episode 4 Redundancy and Financial Wellbeing: Supporting People Through the Shock Spotify: Season 3 - Episode 4 Redundancy and Financial Wellbeing: Supporting People Through the Shock Preparing line managers episode: Apple Season 1 - Episode 8 Preparing line managers for redundancy consultation meetings Spotify: Season 1 - Episode 8 Preparing line managers for redundancy consultation meetings Why empathy matters: Apple Season 1 - Episode 5 Why empathy matters in redundancy Spotify: Season 1 - Episode 5 Why empathy matters in redundancy Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

In this episode I'm talking to HR director and ADHD coach Julia Crawford about how ADHD can affect employees during restructures, redundancy consultations and workplace change. Julia shares insights from both her professional HR career and her own ADHD diagnosis, and together we explore: Why redundancy can feel especially overwhelming for employees with ADHD How employers can create fairer and more inclusive processes Common mistakes managers make during redundancy consultation Practical ways to support neurodiverse employees at work This is a valuable conversation for HR professionals, managers and business owners who want to take an inclusive approach to managing redundancies. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

If you're planning redundancies and not sure how to approach outplacement support, in this episode I break down what outplacement really involves, how to budget for it, when to introduce it, and how to make sure it genuinely supports your people and not just ticks a box. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

I’m joined by experienced HR professional and trade union founder Aime Ayrehart, who shares her perspective from her HR experience and as a trade union representative on what really happens in redundancy consultations beyond the process, scoring and scripts. We explore what tends to go wrong, how a focus on process can sometimes make things harder, and why honesty about the commercial reality matters more than trying to say the “right” thing. There’s also a practical look at what helps: giving people space to process, communicating in a way they can actually hear, and approaching conversations in a way that builds trust. If you’re leading or supporting redundancies, this episode offers a practical, real-world view of how to handle them in a way that works better for everyone involved. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with Amy on LinkedIn Visit the Human Resources and Workers Trade Union Website Connect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

Redundancy isn’t just a business process. It’s a loss. And with loss comes grief. In this episode I explore what’s really happening beneath the surface when someone is told their role is at risk and why understanding grief can completely change how you lead through redundancy. From shock and anger to silence and overwhelm, these are natural human responses, not reactions to be managed or rushed. I talk about practical strategies to help you support line managers and ensure the emphasis stays on the person at the heart of the process. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

I’m joined by Laura Duggal, a parental return-to-work coach, to explore what organisational change feels like from the perspective of new mothers and why this moment is critical for talent retention. Because becoming a mother is already one of the biggest transitions in someone’s life. Then add a restructure into the mix everything can feel unsettling. We talk about the fear of being replaced, the anxiety of returning to something unfamiliar, and the overwhelm when work has moved on while you were away. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Connect with Laura on LinkedIn Laura Duggal website Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

Redundancy during pregnancy or maternity leave is a complex and sensitive area of employment law. In this episode of Redundancy Matters I’m joined by Clare Chappell, an independent employment lawyer with over 25 years’ experience supporting both employers and employees through difficult workplace situations. Clare specialises in advising women who are pregnant or on maternity leave and facing redundancy, as well as employers managing those processes, and she brings legal insight alongside a clear understanding of the human impact in this area. Useful Links From This EpisodeConnect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Connect with Clare on LinkedIn Visit the Carbon Law website Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

In this episode of Redundancy Matters, June is joined by financial wellbeing expert Abby Birch to explore the often overlooked financial impact of redundancy. Together they discuss what financial wellbeing really means, how money and mental health are closely linked, and what HR professionals can realistically do to support people. The conversation covers practical signposting, helpful external resources, and how organisations can show care and credibility by acknowledging financial concerns as part of the redundancy process. Useful Links From This EpisodeGet in touch with Abby on LinkedIn MoneyHelper - easy to navigate information on most subjects and links to trustworthy resources StepChange - debt advice charity, offering free and confidential debt advice Citizens Advice - information on most subjects, including applying for food bank vouchers EntitledTo - check on eligibility for benefits Connect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.

In this episode of Redundancy Matters, June explores how HR and people professionals can support employees through redundancy when formal outplacement support isn’t available. Drawing on her experience as a career coach and former HR professional, June shares practical, compassionate in-house approaches that help people leave well while maintaining clear boundaries and realistic expectations. Useful Links From This EpisodeListen on Apple: Building the Business Case for Outplacement Support Listen on Spotify: Building the Business Case for Outplacement Support Read the blog: Outplacement Benefits: How to get senior buy-in for outplacement support during redundancies Listen to Apple: Why Empathy Matters in Redundancy Listen on Spotify: Why Empathy Matters in Redundancy Connect with June on LinkedIn Visit the Wildwood Coaching website Sign up to hear about our next FREE 1 hour Redundancy Lunch and Learn Rate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of Redundancy Matters helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you’re kind enough to leave a review, please let June know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] Enjoyed This Episode? Don’t Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of Redundancy Matters is released and get access to other free tools and resources by signing up to receive a free regular email from Wildwood Coaching.