Employer Legal Advice for Managing Redundancy

It is critical that employers handle business reorganisations and redundancies in an ordered and structured way. Dealing with redundancies correctly will help to avoid unnecessary disruption and minimise the prospect of costly and time-consuming disputes and Employment Tribunal claims.

For help and advice on redundancy issues within your business, call the expert employment team at Lupton Fawcett today on 0333 323 5292 or complete our the enquiry form and we will get back to you.

Handling Redundancies

We suggest that employers follow a clear process when it comes to handling redundancies.

• Consider alternative options – can redundancies be avoided by ending overtime, retraining staff, offering voluntary redundancy or early retirement, and so on.
• Be prepared – if you have no other option, your business will need to make a plan for how to legally and fairly carry out the redundancies.
• Speak to management staff – inform any management staff of the upcoming changes and how their support may be needed and vice versa.
• Talk to your staff – your business is legally required to ‘consult meaningfully’ with your staff, including listening to any alternative suggestions they may have. Failing to do this could lead to cases of unfair dismissal by the ruling of an Employment Tribunal.
• Carefully choosing redundancies – it is important that during this process you select the employees you will make redundant in a fair and objective manner..
• Giving notice – it is crucial you give appropriate notice to all staff members and it is important to remember your staffs’ notice period rights.
• Redundancy appeals – if you fail to offer a right of appeal then that may make the redundant employee’s dismissal unfair..
• Planning for the future – lastly, it is important to show your remaining staff that the redundancies had a positive effect on the business’s future and communicate any plans for the future.

It is important that throughout the entire process, your business handles redundancies in a legal and fair manner, ensuring that the risk of an Employment Tribunal is kept to the absolute minimum.

How We Can Help

Our solicitors work closely with businesses across the UK in order to plan and smoothly manage their business reorganisation and redundancy processes. We use our expertise and detailed understanding of this often complex area of the law to assist businesses with:

• Identifying the correct redundancy pools
• Establishing robust and effective selection criteria
• Handling individual and/or collective redundancy consultations
• Enhanced redundancy packages and settlement agreements
• Dealing with appeals and redundancy based unfair dismissal claims
• Redundancy handling training

Redundancy Procedure Training

We regularly provide redundancy handling training into businesses and organisations and can tailor our courses to meet your individual needs and requirements. Get in touch to find out more about our employment law training services.

Talk To Us

Whether you are looking for advice or assistance with certain aspects of the procedure, we can help you and your business. Call our redundancy solicitors at our Sheffield, Leeds or York offices on 0333 323 5292 or complete the form on this page and we will be in touch.