Time off work for redundant employees

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Time off work

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Employment law manual

Updated to reflect that the Coronavirus Act received Royal Assent on 25 March 2020, which includes provisions for emergency volunteering leave for workers.
Deal with a request from a redundant employee to take time off work for training or to look for new employment

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Is a redundant employee who has turned down an offer of suitable alternative employment still entitled to paid time off to look for other employment?

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Is a redundant employee still entitled to reasonable paid time off to look for other employment while undertaking a trial period of alternative employment?

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

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Policy on time off work for training or to look for new employment for redundant employees

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Policies and documents

A model policy on time off work for training or to look for new employment for employees selected for redundancy.
Time off during redundancy notice

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Quick reference

A table setting out the right to time off during notice of dismissal by way of redundancy.
Redundancy: Employee does not need to have job interview to have right to time off to look for work

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9 August 1978

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Law reports

S.61 of the Employment Protection Act provides a right for employees who have been given notice of dismissal by reason of redundancy to be allowed reasonable time off during working hours to look for new employment or make training arrangements. In Dutton v Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has its first opportunity to consider this section. Several principles emerge from the EAT's decision.

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Deal with a request from a redundant employee to take time off work for training or to look for new employment

Is a redundant employee who has turned down an offer of suitable alternative employment still entitled to paid time off to look for other employment?

Is a redundant employee still entitled to reasonable paid time off to look for other employment while undertaking a trial period of alternative employment?

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

Policy on time off work for training or to look for new employment for redundant employees

Time off during redundancy notice

Redundancy: Employee does not need to have job interview to have right to time off to look for work

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

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