Redundancy information and consultation

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Redundancy

  Updated to include additional information on alternative employment.

• Date:

  8 July 2021

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Managing redundancy exercises effectively and with empathy

  Rochelle Murinas joins us to talk about the people skills required to manage redundancy exercises effectively and empathetically, while minimising the impact on all those involved.

• Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Collective redundancies

  Enhanced with the addition of practical guidance on the soft skills needed to manage a collective redundancy process, and a new modern PowerPoint presentation for training purposes.

• Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Individual redundancies

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay, in force on 6 April 2021.

• Type:

  Liveflo

  Redundancy: Conduct an election for employee representatives for collective redundancy consultation

  Use this redundancy workflow to carry out an election of employee representatives for collective redundancy consultation purposes.

• 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 September 2021.

• Type:

  How to

  How to carry out redundancies when employees have been furloughed

  Updated to reflect that the furlough scheme has been extended until the end of September 2021, with employer contributions increasing from July 2021.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter giving employee notice of dismissal for redundancy

  A model letter to confirm an employee's dismissal for redundancy following the individual consultation process.

• Date:

  4 August 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Can remote redundancy conversations be sensitive and fair?

  With job losses continuing to hit the headlines, many employers are wrestling with the practical issues involving redundancy consultations, and how to conduct these in a sensitive way despite restrictions. Stuart Duff looks at the role of video in difficult conversations.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter informing employee of proposed redundancies (collective redundancy consultation)

  Overhauled and enhanced to provide a more comprehensive letter in view of the increasing need to consider collective redundancies due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.