Checkboxes for satisfaction Laid-off workers who aren’t given any type of outplacement services show a “general sense of discontent” for their former employer. (Image: Shutterstock)

Employers stand to take a reputational hit if they don’t offer outplacement services to laid-off workers, according to RiseSmart’s white paper, “Insights on Job Seekers in Transition – What Every Employer Needs to Know.”

RiseSmart surveyed more than 1,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada who had been affected — one way or the other — by a layoff, and found that just over a third (36 percent) of those who had experienced a layoff were given outplacement services. Comments by these respondents who were not offered such services showed a “general sense of discontent” for their former employer.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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