UK reward metrics · Benefits & Lifestyle

What percentage of UK organisations have outplacement or career transition support offered in place?

Source lumi HRBase 259 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

54.1%in place

54.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community have outplacement or career transition support offered in place; a further 0% have it partly in place (base: 259 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How the base splits

In place 54.1% Partly in place 0% Not in place 45.9%
Share of the 259 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Outplacement or career transition support offered: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
No outplacement support45.9%
Case-by-case6.9%
Yes – for some groups only34.7%
Yes – outplacement for all redundancies12.4%

Definition

Whether outplacement or career-transition support is offered to employees leaving through redundancy. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/outplacement-or-career-transition-support-offered
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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