If your employer believes they need to make redundancies, they will need to follow a fair procedure before deciding who to make redundant. This includes choosing the right criteria by which they can decide which of their staff to make redundant. This article explains the types of criteria your employer should be applying. Objective v […]
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How Should Your Employer Choose a Redundancy Selection Pool?
As part of a fair redundancy procedure, your employer needs to decide which employees should be considered for redundancy. There needs to be a clearly defined group of employees from whom those to be made redundant will be selected. This is what lawyers call a selection pool. Sometimes, the pool will be obvious. For example: […]
11 Ways Your Your Employer Could Avoid Redundancies
Your employer should take all the steps it reasonably can to avoid the need for redundancies. Avoiding redundancies helps everyone. For example, On a human level, there’s less hardship for staff who would otherwise be made redundant On a commercial level, your employer can avoid the cost of redundancies and the loss of experienced staff. […]
What is Redundancy? A Detailed Definition to Help Employees
Often the word ‘redundancy’ is used without a full understanding of what it means. Your employer may even use redundancy as an excuse to fire you when they have no right to do so. It’s important to understand what redundancy means because: Your employer can only dismiss you if they have a fair reason to […]
12 Steps an Employer Should Take in a Redundancy Procedure
If your employer is considering redundancies, they must follow a fair procedure. If your employer gets the procedure wrong, you could claim compensation for unfair dismissal. Alternatively, you may be able to agree a settlement agreement with your employer as a way to avoid a tribunal claim. Here are the 12 steps your employer should […]