verb
- to help (an employee) find a new job, typically after being laid off or fired
Usage: business/HR context; transitive verb
Examples
- The company hired an outplacement firm to help outplace the workers affected by the restructuring.
- The HR department will outplace employees who are being let go due to the merger.
- We outplaced over 200 staff members last year with comprehensive career counseling.
- The firm specializes in helping to outplace executives from Fortune 500 companies.
- They offered to outplace any employee who chose to leave during the transition period.