In the current economic climate you may have to make staff redundant so draw up a selection pool for dismissal. After consulting, must you reveal the reasons why you’ve selected those you have to let
go?
Published 04.09.2008
Implementing a redundancy programme is complex and a fair procedure must always be followed. What’s the extent of your duty to give information to the employee during the consultation procedure?
Published 20.09.2007
In a recent case the employer ignored an employee who had volunteered for redundancy and made another person compulsorily redundant instead. Its decision was ruled to be unfair. Does that mean you
must always accept volunteers?
Published 11.02.2014
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
Abbey National was recently ordered to pay an ex-employee £2.8 million for discriminating against him during its redundancy selection process. The award may still be reduced, but what’s the other
hidden risk you need to be aware of?
Published 14.01.2010
Having exhausted all other options, you need to make some redundancies. Where an employee is selected for redundancy, must you offer them a right of appeal against your decision?
Published 27.08.2020
A major law firm has recently been ordered to pay a male employee over £123,000 in compensation after its redundancy selection criteria unfairly favoured a woman on maternity leave. What can you
learn from this unusual case?
Published 01.06.2010
An older employee who was called “Yoda” by his colleagues has successfully convinced the tribunal that he suffered age discrimination. However, it wasn’t the nickname that was problematic. So why was
the force with him on this one?
Published 25.02.2013
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
Your accountant has advised you to make some cost savings. Inevitably this will mean redundancies. One short-service employee has already said he’d be prepared to cut his hours instead. Must you
agree?
Published 30.06.2005