Redundancy

New and updated

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Claire Benson, Rebekah Martin and Poppy Fildes, associates at Addleshaw Goddard, detail the latest rulings.

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  Letters and forms

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

  A model letter when your redundancy consultation and selection procedure has closed to inform employees no longer at risk of redundancy that their jobs will remain.

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  FAQs

  Is "last in, first out" still a valid redundancy selection criterion?

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  FAQs

  When does an employer have to notify the Government of collective redundancies?

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  FAQs

  If employee representatives are elected to consult on redundancies, how should those elections be conducted?

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  FAQs

  Should regular overtime be taken into account when calculating weekly earnings for redundancy pay purposes?

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  How to

  How to decide which employees to include in a redundancy pool

  Practical guidance on deciding which employees to include in a redundancy pool as part of a redundancy selection process, including when to consider "bumping".

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  FAQs

  Can a fixed-term contract be terminated before the end of the term if the post is redundant?

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  Employment law cases

  Ageist remark from manager and flawed redundancy procedure costs employer over £27,000

  A 62-year-old worker who was made redundant was awarded over £27,000 for age discrimination and unfair dismissal, in a stark warning for employers that allow their redundancy selection procedure to be tainted by age bias.

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  Employment law cases

  School's selection of Protestant teacher for redundancy was religious discrimination

  The Fair Employment Tribunal in Northern Ireland has awarded a Protestant teacher who was made redundant £8,250 for religious discrimination.