Employer outplacement case study

18 people. One difficult restructure. Zero drop in trust.

How Waddyado partnered with Elev8People HR Consultancy to support a UK EdTech scale-up through a full redundancy process, with genuine, psychology-led care for the people leaving and the people staying.

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18

Employees supported through the process

2 hrs

1:1 career coaching per person

Day 1

Fully onboarded, no admin delay

The situation

  • A UK EdTech scale-up needed to make 18 employees redundant
  • Elev8People HR Consultancy led the process for their client
  • They wanted more than a standard CV-workshop package
  • The priority was for people to leave feeling genuinely looked after

What we did

  • Full platform access for everyone affected, regardless of outcome
  • Seamless onboarding onto the Waddyado platform
  • 1:1 coaching plus the AI Career Assessment
  • Group webinars and ongoing comms support for HR

The impact

  • Overwhelmingly positive feedback from departing staff
  • Morale and trust protected across the remaining team
  • Reduced risk of employment tribunal claims and negative Glassdoor reviews
  • Employer brand protected for future hiring

Restructuring a business is never easy, but partnering with Waddyado made an immense difference during a critical transition for one of our clients. We recently supported a client through a voluntary redundancy process affecting 18 employees, and ensuring they felt genuinely supported throughout was our top priority.

From day one, the onboarding process onto the Waddyado platform was completely seamless. The sentiment and feedback from the departing employees have been overwhelmingly positive; they felt truly cared for, valued, and empowered during what could have been a very stressful time. The outplacement support did not just help the leavers move on to their next steps with confidence; it also had a profound impact on the wider business.

By looking after departing colleagues properly, we helped protect morale across the business and maintain the trust of those staying on. Furthermore, having such a robust, compassionate support framework in place gave everyone complete peace of mind, mitigating internal disruption and minimising any risk of employment tribunal issues.

Waddyado helped us navigate a challenging business restructure with empathy, integrity, and absolute efficiency. I could not recommend them highly enough to any organisation going through a similar change.

Donna Carolan, People Director at Elev8People HR Consultancy

Donna Carolan

People Director, Elev8People HR Consultancy

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