Recently, it was reported that employees hired by the organisers of the Olympic Games will be entitled to redundancy pay, even though they are on fixed-term contracts. Surely the media has got this
wrong?
Published 01.07.2011
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employee’s redundancy dismissal was unfair because her employer hadn’t considered whether she should be placed in a wider selection pool. What did the
employer do wrong here?
Published 06.03.2024
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
An employee who was marked down on her accuracy and performance in a redundancy scoring exercise and subsequently made redundant has been awarded £50,000 by the tribunal. Where did the employer go
wrong?
Published 14.12.2022
You need to make some staff savings. You’ve followed the correct procedures and identified the positions to go. Trouble is, one’s on maternity leave and the other’s pregnant! So you have to leave
them well alone, right?
Published 18.01.2005
An employee has been selected for redundancy, properly consulted and told about their individual selection score. But do they have the right to see the actual details behind that score?
Published 07.11.2011
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
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
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’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