Redundancy

New and updated

• Date:

  2 February 2021

  Type:

  Law reports

  Redundancy: Pool of one and no bumping was fair

  In Barlow v Horwich Farrelly Solicitors, an employment tribunal held that the employee had not been unfairly dismissed for redundancy when she was placed in a pool of one and the employer rejected bumping for genuine and sound reasons.

• Date:

  1 February 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Employment law changes: Seven major proposals that may progress in 2021

  Many proposed employment law changes that the Government has put forward in the last few years have stalled, mainly as a result of the focus on Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. Which proposals could be resurrected in 2021 and what would they mean for employers?

• Type:

  How to

  How to carry out redundancies when employees have been furloughed

  Updated to reflect that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 30 April 2021.

• Type:

  How to

  How to consult collectively with a remote workforce during the coronavirus pandemic

  Updated to reflect that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 30 April 2021.

• Date:

  14 December 2020

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  Model redundancy policies and documents now cover remote consultation

  Our suite of model redundancy policies and documents has been updated to deal with the practical issue of consulting with a remote workforce.

• Date:

  8 December 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Top 10 COVID-related claims employers could face in 2021

  We highlight 10 employment tribunal claims related to the coronavirus pandemic that employers could face in 2021 and beyond.

• Type:

  Calculators

  Statutory redundancy pay calculator

  Enhanced to reflect that the redundancy pay calculator has been updated with the predicted cap on a week’s pay effective from 6 April 2021.

• Date:

  1 December 2020

  Type:

  Law reports

  Redundancy and alternative employment: £50,121 for pregnant employee denied Middle East opportunity

  In Taylor-Hamieh v The Ritz Hotel Casino Ltd, an employment tribunal held that a redundancy exercise that effectively ruled a pregnant employee out of an available role in the Middle East was discriminatory. The tribunal's £50,121 award included £25,000 for injury to feelings.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter notifying staff of recruitment freeze

  A model HR letter to notify employees of a freeze on recruitment.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Employees on extended furlough scheme entitled to statutory payments based on normal pay

  Regulations set out how employers must calculate a week's pay in relation to certain statutory termination payments paid to furloughed employees during the extended period of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).