Handling Redundancies

Planning and implementing redundancies is one of the most challenging aspects of any HR professional or employment lawyer’s job. Dealing with selection of individuals in the context of an emotionally charged working environment is an unenviable task. This is made more tricky by the maze of legal obligations that relate to redundancy, from collective consultation through to individual selection.

This IDS HR Compliance Guide takes you through the key issues that need to be addressed:

• how to assess whether redundancy is necessary
• making the statutory definition of redundancy fit with reality
• constructing a redundancy timeline
• how to choose the appropriate ‘at risk’ pool for redundancy
• consulting with employee representatives
• determining appropriate selection criteria
• applying selection criteria
• communications strategy
• seeking alternative work
• calculating redundancy payments
• mitigating the effects of redundancy.

This publication gives concise guidance backed up with clear action points. It is aimed at producing maximum clarity with minimum fuss. It identifies the key points and gives you real answers to everyday problems.

This guide is written in collaboration with legal and HR experts from Eversheds LLP.

Published June 2006

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