Redundancy information and consultation

New and updated

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Informing and consulting during a collective redundancy: The benefits of effective consultation

  Enhanced by creating four separate guides on informing and consulting during a collective redundancy, to help you find the guidance you need. This initial guide discusses when the duty to inform and consult collectively applies and the positive business outcomes associated with this process.  

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Informing and consulting during a collective redundancy: Steps to implement effective consultation

  Leading practice guidance discussing how collective redundancy consultation processes and practices can be implemented in organisations through policies, training and identifying the role of key stakeholders.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Informing and consulting during a collective redundancy: Communication and consultation methods

  Leading practice guidance discussing how employers can consult with employees directly and via trade union and employee representatives during a collective redundancy process.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Informing and consulting during a collective redundancy: Making the process meaningful

  Leading practice guidance discussing how employers can engage employees with the collective redundancy consultation process by ensuring that sufficient time and resource is dedicated to exploring the key topic areas of consultation.

• 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.

• Date:

  2 November 2023

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Handling HR nightmares

  We look at workplace scenarios that can strike fear into the heart of the most experienced HR professionals, including issues relating to: discipline and grievances; redundancy; and new legislation.

• Date:

  8 July 2021

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Managing redundancy exercises effectively and with empathy

  Rochelle Murinas joins us to talk about the people skills required to manage redundancy exercises effectively and empathetically, while minimising the impact on all those involved.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter giving employee notice of dismissal for redundancy

  A model letter to confirm an employee's dismissal for redundancy following the individual consultation process.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of proposed redundancies (collective redundancy consultation)

  Overhauled and enhanced to provide a more comprehensive letter in view of the increasing need to consider collective redundancies due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing trade union or employee representatives of proposed redundancies (collective redundancy consultation)

  Overhauled and enhanced to provide a more comprehensive letter.