Selected Outplacement Case Studies
Sample of completed outplacement assignments across diverse industries, commerce and all levels of governments and related organisations throughout Australia.
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The progressive close down of multi-site production facilities located in Far North Queensland, Southern Queensland and New South Wales.
Occupational profile:
Production
Plant managers
Administration
Sales
Labourers
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The merger of a small state government superannuation fund into a larger fund, located in a CBD office complex.
Occupational profile:
Clerical
Superannuation specialists
Customer service
Managers
Actuaries
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The takeover of a regional commercial scientific agricultural research company by a larger competitor.
Occupational profile:
Scientists
Sales
Administration
Senior managers
Directors
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National construction company operating throughout Australia building large scale commercial and high rise projects. Implementation of a change management process to streamline and downsize all operational activities, including onsite personnel and tradespeople.
Occupational profile:
Project managers
Safety officers
Site managers
Architects
Designers
Engineers
Cost accountants
Management accountants
Executives
Administration
Business managers
Media managers
Tradespeople
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Large inner city Council with ongoing changes and growth requiring continual tweaking of staff levels and allocation of resources.
Occupational profile:
Administration
Department managers
Social services
Maintenance
Town planners
Research and policy developers
Policy advisors
Bylaws officers
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Australian based international town planning and urban design group. Major client in Dubai collapsed causing a massive loss of income and necessitating an immediate 50% reduction of staffing levels.
Occupational profile:
Architects
Town planners
Engineers
Creative artists
Business development
Project managers
Administration support
Accounting
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Leading Australia performing arts company had its Federal government funding reduced. Cuts across all sectors of the company were needed.
Occupational profiles:
Performing artists
Make-up artists
Scriptwriters
Actors
Stage managers
Business development
Accounting
Event managers
Support staff
Advertising
Web developers
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Federal government department regularly retires operatives after many years of working in stressful and dangerous situations. This is a high security clearance environment with strict regulation of information allowed to be given to future employer's and their intermediaries.
Occupational profile:
Investigators
Local and overseas operatives
Intelligence advisors
Risk managers
Managers
Trainers
Policy developers/advisors
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International maritime services company (with head office in Australia), decided to transfer all accounting and administration functions to Dubai.
Occupational profile:
CEO
COO
Management accountants
Marketing
General accountants
Business development
Administration support
Seabourn personnel
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International mining services company downsized operations throughout Australia covering Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.
Occupational profile:
Geologists
Environmental scientists
Quality control
Mining personnel
Managers
Project managers
Administration
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International commodity trading company reviewed its operational efficiency and restructure across all states of Australia.
Occupational profile:
Commodity traders
Field representatives
State managers
Administration
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Pharmaceutical distributor going through a change management process to better align people resources with volatile market demand.
Occupational profile:
Business development
Chemists
Quality control
Senior management executives
Sales executives
Technical personnel
Sales/distribution
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Australian Defence Forces: all levels of personnel discharged into the civilian workforce.
Occupational profile:
All non-combat and combat personnel
Including logistics, technical, mechanical and intelligence
Airforce
Navy
Army
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National software developer downsizing due to fall in market share.
Occupational profile:
Systems analysts
Programmers
Software testers
Business development managers
Accountants
Administration
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Aviation operator restructuring to meet changes in demand.
Occupational profile:
Pilots
Aviation technicians
Administration
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National radio communications company was dramatically affected by an economic downturn and new technologies taking over their market share. All Australian states and territories were involved (often in very remote regions).
Occupational profile:
Communications technicians
Radiofrequency experts
Field workers
Managers
Support staff
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The large regional hospital wanted to assist their long term 2IC to transition into a full CEO in another healthcare facility (there was no possibility of becoming CEO in the current organisation).
Occupational profile:
Hospital manager/CEO
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Major national aged care provider was taken over by a larger competitor, requiring the elimination of duplicated positions across the organisation.
Occupational profile:
Case managers
Facility managers
Management accountant
Sales
Administration
Technology systems managers
Managers
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High profile NFP organisation had funding drastically reduced when a major benefactor ran into financial difficulties. Significant restructuring and cutting of social services meant that multiple redundancies were needed to survive.
Occupational profiles:
Youth workers
Counsellors
Field staff
Research staff
Policy developers
Lobbyists
Administration
Department managers
IT technicians
Web developers
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Electricity generation power plant closes down. Located in a remote area of Australia, presenting numerous geographical and union/management conflict complications.
Occupational profile:
Plant operators
Tradespeople
Maintenance coordinators/planners
OH&S officers
Site managers
Union leaders
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Robotics development and installation...overseas owner sold to a local management buy-out arrangement who then downsized and consolidated their national footprint.
Occupational profile:
Technical consultants
Programmers
Artificial intelligence experts
Project managers
Sales & marketing
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Overseas international financial services distribution group closing down Australian operations across all States.
Occupational Profile:
Financial advisers
Economists
Accountants
Technical support staff
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Asia/Pacific Market Research organisation downsizing operations across Australia/NZ.
Occupational Profile:
Market researchers
Branch managers
Technical support personnel
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National office supplies importer/distributor downsizing across multiple locations and States.
Occupational Profile:
Computer programmers
Sales represaentatives
Media manager
Operational managers
Distribution staff
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Data security and cloud services specialist.
Occupational Profile:
Technical staff
Data management specialist
IT customer support
Programmers
Systems analyst
Developer