Episode Details

LHH's 2026 Mobility Breakdown report surveyed 3,000 HR leaders and more than 8,000 employees across seven countries — and found a 58-point gap between companies that claim to offer redeployment programs and employees who've actually experienced one. That gap isn't a communication problem. It's a measurement problem. And it's costing companies far more than they realize. In this episode, we break down what the LHH data actually shows: layoffs have become a regular business cadence, but the infrastructure meant to make them sustainable — redeployment — mostly exists on paper. Only 30% of organizations track redeployment outcomes. Among those that do track rehiring costs, 73% confirm it costs more to rehire than to redeploy. Companies are paying the premium without running the numbers to notice. We also get into the human side: HR leaders burning out on continuous restructuring cycles, employees worried their skills are obsolete, and a trust breakdown serious enough that nearly half of workers say they'd consider recording layoff conversations. The fix is simpler than it sounds. It starts with measurement.