You’re considering redundancies and have been told that you could keep more experienced employees in preference to inexperienced ones if you implement “bumping”. What is this and to what extent must
you consider it?
Published 23.06.2021
Suppose that you’re considering making some redundancies. One of your employees is currently on maternity leave and you’ve been told that she can’t be included in the selection pool as a result. Is
this correct?
Published 09.02.2012
One of your employees is on a fixed-term contract (FTC) which will shortly expire. Can you automatically select this employee for redundancy over other employees on the basis that their FTC is going
to end soon anyway?
Published 07.11.2022
You need to make a position redundant but there’s more than one potential candidate. So how do you go about ensuring that the selection you ultimately make is a fair one?
Published 06.03.2008
An employee who is absent on long-term sick leave has been provisionally selected for redundancy. Can you make this particular employee redundant or is he untouchable?
Published 15.09.2015
You’ve informally advised an employee that there’s a risk of redundancy at some point in the future, although this is by no means certain. Could it give them grounds to launch a constructive
dismissal claim?
Published 07.03.2012
In June 2020 Heathrow Airport announced that it’s implementing a voluntary redundancy programme to avoid compulsory redundancies. Must employers accept anyone who puts their name forward for
voluntary redundancy?
Published 02.07.2020
An employee who is under notice of redundancy was considered “unsuitable” for a newly created job role. During their notice period, the new appointee resigns. Must you give the redundant one the now
vacant post?
Published 17.10.2012
You need to reduce the headcount across your business and redundancies are on the cards. To help you determine who stays and who goes, can you ask staff to attend competitive interviews as part of
your redundancy selection process?
Published 04.03.2021
An employer has breached several of its employees’ contracts by failing to offer them the opportunity to apply for voluntary redundancy. Are you legally required to do this before making compulsory
redundancies?
Published 17.11.2017