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outplacement-consultant

English translation: redeployment consultant/redundancy consultant

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:outplacement-consultant
Selected answer:redeployment consultant/redundancy consultant
Entered by: David Williams

06:15 May 27, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: outplacement-consultant
"gemeint ist tatsächlich eine Art interne Beratungsstelle ( Organisationseinheit ), die sich dem speziellen Problem der "Kündigungsberatung" ( Profilanalyse, Identifikation neuer beruflicher Tätigkeitsfelder etc. ) widmet ( findet sich immer häufiger in grossen Unternehmen mit intensiven Fluktuationen )."
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 14:54
redeployment consultant
Explanation:
"Formal redeployee meets with Redeployment Consultant and is informed of process and options; Formal redeployee commences job search."
http://www.rmit.biz/browse;ID=x2flmllgdvp5



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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-05-27 13:22:08 GMT)
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"Within five working days of receiving the formal notification from the manager, the Redeployment Consultant will contact each redeployee and his or her manager formally advising them of the process, the options available and arrange a meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to:

• Explain the redeployment and redundancy process and time lines;
• Discuss the roles and responsibilities of each party;
• Answer any questions about the procedures and process;
• Assist redeployees to prepare for job search activities;
• Assess the redeployee’s careers counselling and other support needs and organise as appropriate;
• Identify any areas of training that may enhance the prospects of redeployment."
mams.rmit.edu.au/37n9s9bkufruz.doc
Selected response from:

B D Finch
France
Local time: 14:54
Grading comment
Thanks! Redeployment consultant seems more appropriate than redundancy consultant in the given context, since researchers in academia aren't normally made redundant, but simply don't receive another grant to continue their current research.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +3outplacement consultant
Sheila Wilson
4redeployment consultant
B D Finch
3redundancy consultant
Gary D


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
outplacement consultant


Explanation:
The name given to HR personnel who help employees find new jobs in redundancy situations. They can be general or specialists in a particular field e.g. finding jobs within the science sector.

This help is often part of the redundancy package when companies downsize.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-27 07:33:04 GMT)
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You also find them in universities, helping new graduates find their first job.

Outplacement Consultant Job Description, Career as an Outplacement ...
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An outplacement consultant is a type of human resources consultant/specialist. Outplacement consultants assist employees in obtaining new positions more ...
careers.stateuniversity.com/.../Outplacement-Consultant.html -

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-27 08:25:19 GMT)
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@ Asker.
I don't see any problem, David. Although this is academia, it is still a job for the people who work there. If the misconduct is serious enough, the university will wish to rid themselves of this individual and may well call on the services of an outplacement consultant to help find them another job, even though they are firing them rather than making them redundant.

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 13:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: OK, but does that make any sense in the context of misconduct in academia? One instance was a case of poor administration of a research group (waste and corruption) and the other related to suspected administrative misconduct in connection with a visiting researcher/lecturer.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: yes - if nothing else it would be good to get rid of the hyphen in David's text :-)
12 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Rolf Keiser
20 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Phong Le
10 days
  -> Thanks
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
redundancy consultant


Explanation:
In another term.. redundancy consultant, someone who handles people being laid off from a workplace and creates pathways for these people being made redundant so that they obtain suitable employment of retirement for the future.. Many Unions have a section which assists employers with this when there is mass layoffs due to a downturn in business as was seen during the GFC

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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-05-27 13:17:23 GMT)
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It is a HR (Human Resource management) term and a global term.. I can only answer the Question based on your information.
""What is meant is actually a kind of internal advice unit (organizational unit), which specializes in dealing with the problem of advising people who have been laid off/fired (providing profile analysis, identifying new career perspectives etc."

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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-05-27 13:20:40 GMT)
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You seem to be asking many questions here, looking at your reply to Sheila and myself, it would be very helpful if you posted the question correctly with all the information in it first up and in English.

Gary D
Local time: 22:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, sounds good! But does that work in the given context too? I'm not really sure about "redundancy consultant in the science sector" or even "redundancy consultant in science".

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
redeployment consultant


Explanation:
"Formal redeployee meets with Redeployment Consultant and is informed of process and options; Formal redeployee commences job search."
http://www.rmit.biz/browse;ID=x2flmllgdvp5



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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-05-27 13:22:08 GMT)
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"Within five working days of receiving the formal notification from the manager, the Redeployment Consultant will contact each redeployee and his or her manager formally advising them of the process, the options available and arrange a meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to:

• Explain the redeployment and redundancy process and time lines;
• Discuss the roles and responsibilities of each party;
• Answer any questions about the procedures and process;
• Assist redeployees to prepare for job search activities;
• Assess the redeployee’s careers counselling and other support needs and organise as appropriate;
• Identify any areas of training that may enhance the prospects of redeployment."
mams.rmit.edu.au/37n9s9bkufruz.doc


B D Finch
France
Local time: 14:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks! Redeployment consultant seems more appropriate than redundancy consultant in the given context, since researchers in academia aren't normally made redundant, but simply don't receive another grant to continue their current research.
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