Wilko administration | HR's role in the complex emotions of redundancy

Redundancy is never easy - anyone who has been through it can attest to that. There are so many feelings that go alongside the redundancy process, from anger and fear to nervousness and anxiety, and HR's role in this complex emotional world is a difficult one.

The most recent example of redundancies is playing out in real time as this article goes live - Wilko, the high street retailer, has gone into administration. If you're in an HR team, whether you have only a few people to help navigate the redundancy process, or thousands, there will be so many different emotions.