Alternative employment for redundant employees
Updated to reflect that the right to be offered a suitable available vacancy extends to employees taking neonatal care leave, from 6 April 2025.
Updated to set out the protected period for employees on neonatal care leave, as well as those who have recently returned from a continuous period of six weeks or more neonatal care leave.
This guide highlights the right of employees who have informed their employer that they are pregnant, as well as those who are made redundant during, and for a prescribed period after, certain types of family-friendly leave to be offered suitable alternative employment.
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.
Updated to reflect the extension of the protected period to cover pregnant employees and those returning from family leave from 6 April 2024.
Updated to reflect that the right to be offered suitable alternative employment extends to pregnant employees from 6 April 2024.
Updated to reflect that the right to be offered suitable alternative employment extends to employees who have recently returned from adoption leave, from 6 April 2024.
With a raft of employment law changes taking effect in April 2024, we provide a final reminder for HR professionals of what their organisation needs to do to comply with the new and amended employment laws. This April, the challenges for HR include: the introduction of carer's leave; reforms to the right to request flexible working; and updated rules on timing and notice to take paternity leave.
Updated to reflect that the duty to offer suitable available employment extends to pregnant employees and those returning from family leave from 6 April 2024.
Use this model letter to confirm to an employee whose job is made redundant during or after shared parental leave that no suitable alternative vacancies exist.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to alternative employment for redundant employees.