Employment law - Redundancy
Voluntary redundancy termination noticeOnce you've completed your consultation procedure, which you still need to follow even in the case of any volunteers for redundancy, you must issue staff with a formal notice of termination of employment. In the ... Read more
07 Jul 2023
Redundancy termination noticeOnce you've completed your consultation procedure and you need to make an employee redundant, you must issue them with a formal notice of termination of employment.Notice of redundancyAfter the completion of your full and ... Read more
07 Jul 2023
Acceptance of redundancy volunteer with settlement agreementWhere an employee volunteers for redundancy, one option is to make your acceptance subject to their entering into a settlement agreement, particularly if you're offering enhanced redundancy p... Read more
09 Jun 2023
Redundancy selection assessmentWhen choosing redundancy selection criteria, you need to ensure they're objectively chosen and then fairly applied. Our selection criteria document is aimed at helping you with the first part of this and then our redunda... Read more
03 Mar 2023
Acceptance of volunteer for redundancy letterEmployees who volunteer and are accepted for redundancy are still regarded in law as having been dismissed, i.e. they have not resigned. This means you must still continue to follow a fair redundancy proce... Read more
15 Jun 2022
Letter inviting employees to elect employee repsIf, having asked for nominations for election as employee representatives to enable you to collectively consult on redundancy or to change employment terms if this may culminate in dismissal and re-eng... Read more
10 Dec 2021
Letter confirming employee not redundantDuring a redundancy programme, you'll have notified some employees that their roles are at risk. However, where that situation changes and an employee is no longer at risk, you'll need to let them know.Requiremen... Read more
05 Jul 2021
Refusal of suitable alternative work letterAn employee selected for redundancy can lose their right to statutory redundancy pay if they unreasonably refuse an offer of suitable alternative employment. Use our letter to rely on these provisions.Statut... Read more
14 May 2021
Offer of alternative workUse our form to offer alternative employment to an employee whose job has been identified as redundant. This is an essential part of a fair consultation procedure, assuming, of course, that there is alternative work available... Read more
12 Jan 2021
Offer of re-employment to redundant ex-employeeIf you were forced to make redundancies during an economic downturn, but now business has improved and you need to re-hire, use our letter to offer a redundant employee either their job back or a similar... Read more
02 Jan 2021