You’ve been suddenly unplugged from your career with no time to process the disconnection; no opportunity to handover your projects; no time to communicate with clients or colleagues. You feel anxious, irritated, numb, out of body, out of control. No one knows how to feel. No one knows what will come next; but right now, you need to actively focus on anything that will shift your mindset one rung up the positivity ladder below. One step at a time – whatever it takes…. Chocolate, perfume, puppy videos, a bath, a walk… WHATEVER IT TAKES. You should look at redundancy as a break and an opportunity to embrace “time”. From a practical POV - One positive thing you can do is be informed and there are more tools at your disposal than ever before. Here’s some starters and remember; ACTION IS THE ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR
1. Clarify workplace entitlements and obligations. www.fairwork.gov.au
2. Register your intention to claim a Centrelink Payment www.servicesaustralia.gov.au
3. Inform power / gas / water – “As a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, my company has made me redundant”. Request a freeze on bills.
4. Contact your bank about a mortgage, personal loan, or credit cards. Request a freeze on repayments due to ‘COVID-19’ redundancy.
5. Write a Redundancy Budget – know your true position for the next 4 months
6. Update LinkedIn profile / picture and post “Available for new opportunities”
7. Update your resume; There are many sites online that provide templates https://resume.io/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjoH0BRD6ARIsAEWO9Duf9UPGhplHHUkMJJGxgDAPPEJsFHG-XFluu7meUsOP_kHkABTlzgMaAp2wEALw_wcB
8. Please let us know if you have been made redundant through emailing the team at admin@permanser.com.au and we'll add you to our database for when life returns to normal.