27.10.2024

Redundancy Risks

Redundancy Risks

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Did you know, when a company is considering redundancies, it must first consider offering alternative roles to the party at risk? There is a lawful process to follow here, and it’s never black and white.

About a year ago, we defended a case in the employment tribunal where the employee who was made redundant was claiming unfair dismissal and discrimination as she believed she was unfairly selected for redundancy. Along with the solicitors, we submitted evidence to defend our position of a lawful redundancy processes. I, myself managed the whole redundancy as the company’s HR consultant. We won. The judgement papers state that our defence was successful.

HR Habitat Ltd can prove a track record of lawful compliance in managing these risky HR matters. This particular company was tricky is was a charity and to ensure a reliable defence I chose to include financial reports as part of the case. Redundancy processes are NOT black and white. Each and every case will have a different need therefore, a different route of redundancy to follow (to put it simply).

The judgement papers are public documents, but I do not want to name our client here. If you’d like to have a read, send me a message and I’ll send you the link to the Government website.
  • Management
  • redundancy
  • Employee Management
  • Business Operations
  • Employee Absence

Founder of HR Habitat, award winner of "Best HR & Employment Law Consultancy, 2024" title. As featured in BBC Oline, BBC Asian Network Radio, Telegraph & more. 

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