Redundancy - A Guide For HR & Employment Law Professionals

Introduction

The UK, like many countries, is facing a cost-of-living crisis. Rising energy prices, in particular, are going to see many businesses struggling. Unfortunately, an inevitable consequence of this could be redundancies. A redundancy is never easy to manage, due to the emotions involved, but working logically through the process can mean that it is managed in a supportive way.

During this virtual classroom seminar, we will work through the steps that need to be followed to ensure a compliant redundancy programme.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Defining a redundancy
• The definition of redundancy in the Employment Rights Act 1996
• When a situation is not a redundancy
• Focus on the job not the person
• Collective consultation
• Timescales to follow
• When to start
• Information that must be given to representatives
• Election of representatives
• Selection of individuals for redundancy
• Selection pools
• Selection criteria
• Selection process
• Individual consultation
• When to start
• Managing the process
• Informing an individual that they are to be dismissed
• Process
• What to put in writing
• Calculating redundancy payments
• Suitable alternative employment
• Defining suitable alternative employment
• Trial periods
• Difficulties if an employee does not agree

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.