This is your private strategy engine for navigating redundancy in the UK.
I spent twenty years running an international recruitment firm across travel, aviation, and hospitality. I have sat on both sides of the desk for thousands of high-stakes restructures. This site is the strategic playbook I used for my own career; no jargon, no recruiter-speak, just the raw logic of how high-level exits work.
How it works
Letter arrived today
Stop panic replies. Secure your leverage.
On gardening leave
Manage covenants; plan re-entry.
Offered a settlement
Decode offer vs. exit reality.
Role dissolved quietly
Navigate the structural risk.
Start private planning
01 THE WORK LANE
Lane A: Shock
The invite lands Tuesday. Stop. You are being managed out; secure the facts and preserve your leverage before speaking.
Lane B: Negotiation
The offer arrives. It is a bribe for silence, not a fair exchange. Action: Protect narrative and reference clauses first.
Lane C: Re-entry
You are at home, cut off. Action: Disconnect from their rhythm. Build the infrastructure for your next act today.
02 THE MATHS NOBODY PUTS ON THE PAGE
Runway: If your package covers six months, you have four to find work. Treating redundancy as "free money" is the most expensive mistake you can make.
Lost Income: The cost of being sidelined while still employed is higher than the redundancy itself. Leaving early is a business decision.
Narrative Cost: A sloppy exit is a permanent stain on your board-level story. Keep the reference clean; protect the story you tell.
Case Example: How the engine thinks
YOU: They’ve offered three months' pay if I sign by Friday. I’m furious.
JAMES: They want speed. If you sign by Friday, you lose your leverage. We don't care about the bonus today; we care about the non-disparagement clause. Do you have a copy of your contract?
About James
I spent twenty years in international recruitment. I have no commercial interest in your exit; I am a single operator providing the resource I wish I had for my own transitions.
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Static strategy engine. No legal advice. £50 cluster-wide.
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