Outplacement support | Retirement and succession lessons from Andy Murray

Earlier this week, the tennis legend Andy Murray revealed plans to quit his career in tennis after Wimbledon following an ongoing recovery battle from his hip surgery.

The Standard.co.uk reports that 31-year-old Murray has struggled to recover from a chronic hip condition for almost two years and had surgery on his right hip last January, before returning to the tennis court in June 2018.

And, some may attribute this poor, long-winded recovery to his intense playing style that may have left him with little time to focus on making a proper recovery.

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Resourcing | Tapping into talent

While Murray’s retirement has come under different circumstances – in that he is retiring on the back of an injury - this event has given HR some guidance about how employees can retire gracefully and how HR can support them prior to their departure.