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An employer willing to offer a support service well beyond its legal obligations and with the resources to put behind it. Support of the trade unions and staff. A positive attitude of the company to providing such support is essential, plus a willingness to offer some financial commitment. A flexible and responsive PES with adequate resources to provide customised assistance. Substantial resources were needed to fund the support, especially

Moving employees facing redundancy to a pool where they receive specialist help to find alternative activities while receiving salary helps ensure a smooth transition from the company. The commitment to an early retirement scheme that offers future support. It has helped create a more harmonious industrial relations atmosphere in the company at a time of change. Collaboration with PES and associated agencies proved to be flexible and effect

The experience or competence pool that focuses on helping employees move on rather than maximising the financial payoff. Provision of in-company careers advice and guidance in collaboration with the public services – a rarity in this Member State. While the ingredients of the special support programme (known as ‘right sizing’) were not particularly innovative, the scale of the operation in terms of the numbers affected and the support give

Telia Sonera (FI) Energo Mont (SK) Volvo (SE) PACE (UK)