With the increased rates of downsizing, rightsizing, redundancies and layoffs, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s, businesses increasingly found a need for some form of assistance in reducing the trauma of redundancy for both departing employees and those who remain.
The increasing trend of downsizing, rightsizing, redundancies, and layoffs during the 1980s and 1990s led businesses to seek solutions for supporting employees facing redundancy, both departing and remaining.