Unlike individual outplacement programmes, when laying off large homogeneous groups, it is advisable to use group outplacement. The aim is to provide professional outplacement counselling to a wide range of laid-off employees at non-managerial positions while keeping the costs under control.
Group programmes usually include information about the current situation on the labour market, analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of outplacement programme participants and simulations of real situations. This method is suitable for groups consisting of people with a similar level of education, age, qualifications and opportunities on the labour market.