This paper explores the experiences of organisational downsizing and redundancy for a national population sample of 440 workers. Most were found to have experienced redundancy or downsizing either directly and or by knowing someone who had been made redundant. Males, older workers and those with more years in the workforce were found to be disproportionately represented among those made redundant. Older workers were also found to spend longer out of work due to redundancy and, perhaps realistically, to have poorer perceptions regarding the length of time it would take to obtain reemployment. Employers were found to have used few of the range of downsizing practices know to ameliorate its adverse impacts. In general, workers who had experienced a downsizing or redundancy were dissatisfied with both the management of the downsizing process and with the support provided to the survivors and victims by their employers.