Redundancy

New and updated

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  Quick reference

  Redundancy protection: pregnancy and family leave - protected periods from 6 April 2024

  A table summarising the protected periods for redundancy during pregnancy, and during and after family leave - from 6 April 2024.

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  Quick reference

  Statutory redundancy payments ready reckoner

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Compensation - pay and statutory payments

  Updated to take into account the increase in the cap on a week's pay with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Enhanced redundancy payments

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay with effect from 6 April 2024. 

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  Training

  Individual redundancies - line manager training

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay and the extension of redundancy protection for pregnant employees and new parents in force from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Training

  Collective redundancies - line manager training

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay and the extension of redundancy protection for pregnant employees and new parents in force from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Training

  Individual redundancies quiz - line manager training

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay, in force from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  How to

  How to consult on an individual basis during a redundancy exercise

  Updated to reflect that the right to be offered suitable alternative employment is extended to pregnant employees and employees returning from maternity leave from 6 April 2024.

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with pregnant employees and those on maternity leave in a redundancy situation

  Updated to reflect that the right to be offered suitable alternative employment is extended to pregnant employees and employees returning from maternity leave from 6 April 2024.

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  FAQs

  Does an employee made redundant while on shared parental leave have any special rights?

  Updated to reflect that legislation is in force from 6 April 2024 extending the right to be offered suitable alternative employment to employees returning from shared parental leave, in some circumstances.