Category: Redundancy
How to Challenge a Sham Redundancy and Protect Your Rights
Understanding Sham Redundancy A sham redundancy occurs when an employer claims a role is being made redundant, but in reality, the redundancy is not genuine. In a genuine redundancy, the job itself disappears – either because the business is closing, there’s a reduced need for the work, or the company is restructuring. By contrast, sham…
How to Spot and Challenge Sham Redundancy at Work
What is Sham Redundancy? A sham redundancy occurs when an employer claims that a job role is no longer needed, but in reality, the dismissal is for another reason entirely. Instead of following the proper process for redundancy – which is a genuine reduction or reorganisation of the workforce – the employer may be trying…
Refusing Suitable Alternative Employment: Your Rights Explained
What is Suitable Alternative Employment? When an employer is making roles redundant, they have a legal duty to consider whether there is “suitable alternative employment” available within the organisation. This means offering affected employees another job that is reasonably similar to their current role, rather than proceeding straight to redundancy. Understanding what counts as suitable…
Sham Redundancy: Legal Overview and Employee Rights in the UK
What is Sham Redundancy? A sham redundancy occurs when an employer claims to be making a role redundant, but the redundancy is not genuine. Instead, the process is used as a cover for dismissing an employee unfairly or for reasons unrelated to a real reduction in work or organisational need. This is different from a…
Collective Redundancy in UK Law: Rights and Process Explained
What Are Collective Redundancies? When an employer needs to reduce their workforce, they may have to make several employees redundant at the same time. This situation is known as a collective redundancy. In UK law, a collective redundancy occurs when an employer proposes to dismiss 20 or more employees at one establishment within a 90-day…
Making Positions Redundant Through Business Restructuring
Understanding Redundancy and Restructuring Understanding Redundancy and Restructuring Redundancy is a specific legal concept under UK employment law. It occurs when an employer needs to reduce their workforce because a job or group of jobs is no longer required. The main reasons for redundancy, as set out in the Employment Rights Act 1996, include business…
How to Challenge Unfair Redundancy and Win Your Case
Understanding Your Rights in a Redundancy Redundancy is a specific type of dismissal that occurs when your employer needs to reduce their workforce, often due to business closure, changes in work requirements, or financial pressures. Under UK law, redundancy has a precise legal meaning: you are considered redundant if your job no longer exists or…
Essential Redundancy Consultation Questions for UK Employees
Understanding Your Right to Redundancy Consultation Redundancy consultation is a crucial process in UK employment law, designed to ensure that employees are treated fairly when their roles may be at risk. In simple terms, a redundancy consultation is a formal discussion between you and your employer about proposed redundancies, the reasons behind them, and any…
NHS Redundancy Pay: Calculate, Check, and Maximise Your Entitlement
Understanding NHS Redundancy Pay Redundancy within the NHS happens when your job role is no longer needed – this could be due to departmental changes, service restructuring, or financial pressures. It’s a form of dismissal, but it’s important to remember that redundancy is not about your performance; it’s about your role being removed or significantly…
Your Rights if You’re Off Sick During Redundancy Notice
Understanding Redundancy and Sick Leave Understanding Redundancy and Sick Leave Redundancy occurs when your employer needs to reduce their workforce, often due to business changes or financial pressures. If your role is made redundant, you are entitled to a notice period – a set amount of time before your employment officially ends. The length of…
