Definition of Outplacement

1. Noun. the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outplacement

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outplacement

outperformer
outperformers
outperforming
outperforms
outpitch
outpitched
outpitches
outpitching
outpitied
outpities
outpity
outpitying
outplace
outplaced
outplacement (current term)
outplacements
outplaces
outplacing
outplan
outplanned
outplanning
outplans
outplant
outplants
outplay
outplayed
outplaying
outplays
outplod

Literary usage of Outplacement

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Workforce Reductions: Downsizing Strategies Used in Selected Organizations by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... along with programs to help affected employees through counseling, outplacement assistance, and retraining. While not all of the organizations claimed ..."

2. Career Guidance and Public Policy: Bridging the Gap by Richard Sweet (2004)
"A further area where a well-developed market exists is outplacement agencies. ... A Spanish example of such an outplacement service is given in Chapter l. ..."

3. Managing Decentralisation: A New Role for Labour Market Policy by Oecd (2003)
"Created in 1999, the outplacement Fund is designed to offer financial support for outplacement guidance, thereby promoting the outplacement of workers who ..."

4. Human Resource Policies and Practices in American Firms (1993)
"Respondents were also asked to indicate which among several specific types of outplacement services their business units provide to displaced employees. ..."

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