Redundancy

New and updated

• Calculators on XpertHR

  Type:

  Quick reference

  Revised to reflect that the maternity pay calculator has been updated to include the confirmed statutory rate and threshold, and that the redundancy pay calculator has been updated with the confirmed maximum amount of a week’s pay, effective from April 2020.

• Managing redundancy: 2020 survey

  Date:

  5 January 2020

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Our survey on redundancy and subsequent management of the process covers reasons for redundancy, selection criteria and levels of compensation provided.

• End of year restructure? How to avoid a winter of discontent

  Date:

  1 November 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  For many employers, the end of the year can signal a time for restructure rather than celebration. Helena Wheeler, senior lawyer at ESP Law, looks at what organisations need to consider to ensure their decisions don't lead them to an employment tribunal.

• How to stop your workforce going under when business is close to collapse

  Date:

  31 October 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  With the recent collapse of Thomas Cook and other established companies in financial difficulty, such as Pizza Express and Links of London, Barry Ross looks at the plight of the workforce when companies face going under and the role of HR.

• How is the maximum amount of a week's pay set for the purposes of calculating statutory redundancy pay?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Enhanced redundancy protection for pregnant employees and new parents: Overview for employers

  Date:

  21 August 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  The Government is pressing ahead with plans to extend the period during which pregnant employees and new parents are entitled to be offered any suitable alternative vacancy if they are being made redundant. We look at how the law will change and the headaches that the amendments could cause for employers.

• Where a redundancy will take effect before an employee goes on maternity leave are they entitled to be offered suitable alternative employment?

  Type:

  FAQs

• July 2019 employment law announcements: Key proposals for HR

  Date:

  26 July 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  July 2019 saw progress made on an unusual number of proposed employment law changes. The Government published consultations covering workplace sexual harassment, statutory sick pay, family-friendly leave and pay, flexibility in working hours, modern slavery statements, and enforcement of worker rights. It also made announcements on changes to the laws on rehabilitation periods for offenders, settlement agreements, and protection against redundancy during pregnancy and maternity leave.

• Which employer is responsible for notifying the Secretary of State of collective redundancies if redundancy consultation takes place before a TUPE transfer?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Channel 4's relocation could see up to 90% take redundancy

  Date:

  11 June 2019

  Type:

  News

  Up to 90% of staff at Channel 4 are considering taking redundancy because of plans to relocate away from London, it has been reported.