Alternative employment for redundant employees

New and updated

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during maternity leave: Letter offering suitable alternative vacancy to employee (statutory maternity leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees during pregnancy and after maternity leave.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during shared parental leave: Letter informing employee that no suitable alternative vacancy exists (shared parental leave starts before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees after shared parental leave.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during shared parental leave: Letter confirming to employee that they have accepted suitable alternative vacancy (shared parental leave starts before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees after shared parental leave.

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employee refuses an offer of suitable alternative employment in a redundancy situation, is this a dismissal or a resignation?

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Redundancy: Court of Appeal confirms correct test for reasonableness of refusal of alternative employment

  The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the question of whether or not a potentially redundant employee's refusal to accept alternative employment is reasonable requires a subjective test.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Consider if suitable alternative employment is available for a redundant employee

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during maternity leave: Letter confirming to employee that they have accepted suitable alternative vacancy (statutory maternity leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees during pregnancy and after maternity leave.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during maternity leave: Letter informing employee that no suitable alternative vacancy exists (statutory maternity leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees during pregnancy and after maternity leave.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during adoption leave: Letter confirming to employee that they have accepted suitable alternative vacancy (statutory adoption leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees after adoption leave.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Redundancy during adoption leave: Letter informing employee that no suitable alternative vacancy exists (statutory adoption leave ends before 6 April 2024)

  Updated to include information on the Government's proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees after adoption leave.