Redundancy with dignity – Give it to me straight

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume47
dc.contributor.authorMacpherson W
dc.contributor.authorAshwell D
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-01T23:58:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:33:33Z
dc.date.available2023-10-01T23:58:56Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:33:33Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-01
dc.date.updated2023-09-04T22:05:19Z
dc.description.abstractIn times of crisis, organisations implement cost-cutting measures, including retrenchment. Research on employee redundancy often focuses on the processes performed by organisations. This paper, however, reports on the expectations of New Zealand and Australian employees (n=613) during the later stages of the pandemic-lockdown environment, circa late 2021, regarding their organisation’s messaging of imminent redundancy. Employees in both countries indicated that they seek dignity and directness, and to be told face-to-face by their immediate line manager, senior line manager, or CEO that they are being “made redundant”. Interestingly, being told by Human Resources personnel was a least favoured option. This research informs organisations of their organisational justice and corporate social responsibilities in times of retrenchment.
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dc.identifier.citationMacpherson W, Ashwell D. (2023). Redundancy with dignity – Give it to me straight. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations. 47. 2.
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0110-0637
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70412
dc.publisherER Publishing Ltd
dc.relation.isPartOfNew Zealand Journal of Employment Relations
dc.rights(c) The author/s
dc.subjectCovid-19
dc.subjectRedundancy
dc.subjectWorkplace dignity
dc.subjectOrganisational justice
dc.subjectCorporate Social Responsibility
dc.subjectHuman Resource Management
dc.subjectTermination
dc.titleRedundancy with dignity – Give it to me straight
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.rightsThe NZJER is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal which publishes research and commentaries that aim to contribute to an in-depth understanding of employment relations.
pubs.elements-id480100
pubs.organisational-groupMassey Business School
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