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Click to show the answer How do the courts define redundancy?

Click to show the answer Are there any circumstances in which redundancy as a reason for dismissal can be disputed?

Click to show the answer What is the correct procedure for making redundancies?

Click to show the answer Can an employer lay off workers if it is in financial difficulty?

Click to show the answer Can an employer require a fixed-term employee to sign a redundancy waiver?

Click to show the answer What rights do employees who are under notice of redundancy have to take time off work?

Click to show the answer Is it possible for an employer to withdraw notice of redundancy?

Click to show the answer Is 'last in, first out' still a valid redundancy selection criterion?

Click to show the answer Does an employee made redundant while on maternity leave have any special rights?

Click to show the answer Where a redundancy will take effect before a woman goes on maternity leave is she entitled to preferential treatment with regard to being offered suitable alternative employment?

Click to show the answer In what circumstances might an employee be entitled to a redundancy payment?

Click to show the answer How is redundancy pay calculated under the Employment Rights Act 1996?

Click to show the answer Where an employer wishes to make a full-time position part time due to a reduction in work would this situation come under the definition of redundancy?

Click to show the answer Where an employee has recently changed from full-time to part-time hours how should his or her redundancy payment be calculated?

Click to show the answer Is an employer required to consult with employees prior to giving notice of redundancies?

Click to show the answer In a redundancy situation, for how long must an employer consult before the first dismissal is proposed?

Click to show the answer Who should be consulted about employee redundancies?

Click to show the answer If employee representatives are elected to consult on redundancies, how should those elections be conducted?

Click to show the answer What information must the employer disclose prior to redundancy consultations?

Click to show the answer What should redundancy consultation be about?

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