The Mobility Breakdown: Redeployment and Outplacement Trends Report

Nearly nine in ten organisations have cut roles this year or plan to.

Most will rehire for skills they already had from people they've already lost.

Based on responses from 11,003 HR leaders and employees across seven markets, this report examines why internal mobility keeps failing at exactly the moment organisations need it most, and what separates the employers protecting their talent, culture, and brand.

Report key highlights:

• Restructuring is now permanent: 87% have conducted or are planning redundancies; 78% describe it as routine rather than exceptional.

• The visibility gap: 77% of HR leaders offer redeployment programmes. Only 19% of employees know they exist.

• Your own managers are the blocker. HR leaders name talent hoarding among the five systemic barriers stopping internal mobility from working.

• Trust is the casualty. A significant majority of workers watched a colleague lose their job last year, with many losing trust in leadership.

Whether you're planning organisational change or evolving your talent strategy, this report gives you the data and the practical framework to navigate workforce transformation with confidence.