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
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
In times of economic uncertainty, many employers look at making redundancies. However, there’s a risk in redundancy situations which can end up catching you out. What do you need to know to avoid it?
Published 24.08.2023
In February 2016 the government announced that it would impose new contracts on junior doctors without their consent. Does that mean you can force new contracts on your employees without their
consent too?
Published 10.03.2016
The CIPD recently reported that 62% of employers will be forced to make redundancies if the economy doesn’t improve within the next year. So if staff start asking about the risks, what’s the safest
way to play it?
Published 06.09.2012
Two of your employees had been dating, but things came to a nasty end. It created a bad atmosphere and, whilst this has now blown over, you don’t want to go through it ever again. Can you ban all
personal relationships at work?
Published 09.04.2013
Having made some redundancies a few months ago, things have picked up rapidly and you now need more staff. However, a colleague insists that nobody can be recruited for six months following a
redundancy exercise. Is this correct?
Published 25.04.2023
Due to business restructuring, you have no choice but to make a few redundancies. However, one of your chosen employees is on long-term sick leave. Can you still make their position redundant?
Published 01.05.2008
Both “unfair dismissal” and “constructive dismissal” are common employment law terms. They were also used as the grounds to issue 57,400 tribunal claims in 2009/10. So how do you stop them tripping
you up?
Published 11.03.2011
An employee in his 50s, who was described as “being stuck in his ways” and asked to dress up as Santa, has lost his age discrimination claim. Does that mean that it’s OK to make age-related
references?
Published 23.04.2015