Penna: Responding rapidly during difficult times

No organisation wants to make employees redundant. For Murco Petroleum, the international oil and gas company, having to place over 280 employees at risk of redundancy following the collapse of a potential deal to buy its Milford Haven refinery at the eleventh hour was particularly difficult. Emma Murphy, former HR Manager of Murco, explains how supporting employees who had been loyal to the organisation to find new employment was paramount.