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Redundancy

Redundancy is one of the most complex and sensitive areas of UK employment law. Employers must follow strict legal requirements when managing redundancy situations, including consultation, fair selection and redundancy pay.

 

Clear processes, consistent decision-making and effective communication are essential to avoid significant legal and reputational risk.

 

This hub brings together practical guidance, tools and insights to support HR teams through individual and collective redundancy processes.

  • Unfair dismissal reforms: Rethinking probationary periods

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    Unfair dismissal reforms: Rethinking probationary periods

    With unfair dismissal protections tightening ahead of 2027, organisations are rethinking how they structure and manage probationary periods. Drawing on webinar insights, this article explores emerging approaches to probation length, extensions and performance management.

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Unfair dismissal reforms: Rethinking probationary periods

With unfair dismissal protections tightening ahead of 2027, organisations are rethinking how they structure and manage probationary periods. …
Tools & templates

Redundancy policy

This model policy sets out an organisation’s approach to managing redundancies, including selection criteria, consultation processes and employee …
Tools & templates

Letter informing employee provisionally selected for redundancy that their job is safe

During individual redundancy consultation, employees may be provisionally selected for redundancy but later confirmed as no longer at …
Tools & templates

Letter informing wider workforce of proposed redundancies

Keeping the wider workforce informed during a redundancy exercise helps manage uncertainty and maintain trust, even where employees …
Tools & templates

Letter inviting employee to redundancy appeal hearing

This model letter helps employers invite an employee to a redundancy appeal hearing when the employer offers an …
Tools & templates

Letter informing employee of proposed redundancies (individual consultation)

Individual consultation is a key part of a fair redundancy process and helps ensure affected employees are informed …
Employment law guide

Collective redundancy consultation: scope of obligations

A guide explaining when collective redundancy consultation obligations arise, including how “redundancy” and “employee” are defined for consultation …
Tools & templates

Letter informing employee at risk of redundancy that their job is safe (individual consultation)

Use this model letter to inform an employee at risk of redundancy that their role is safe, with …
Tools & templates

Letter inviting employee to a second individual redundancy consultation

Use this model letter to invite an employee to a second individual consultation meeting to further discuss their …

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