Our team offers expert legal advice and support on redundancy matters, ensuring the process is fair, compliant, and minimises the impact on all parties involved
Redundancy can be a difficult and distressing experience for both employees and employers, often arising from business closures, restructuring, or changes in staffing needs. Whether you’re an employee facing redundancy or an employer managing the process, understanding your legal rights and obligations is essential.
The redundancy process is complex, requiring employers to follow specific procedures to ensure fairness and compliance with the law. For employees, knowing your rights is crucial to ensure the process is lawful and that you are fairly compensated.
Why Choose Wallace Robinson & Morgan?
At Wallace Robinson & Morgan, we understand that redundancy can be an emotional and financially challenging experience. Our team has extensive experience guiding both employers and employees through the redundancy process, offering practical advice and support at every step.
Whether you’re an employer looking to ensure the redundancy process is fair and legally compliant or an employee seeking to understand your rights and claim the redundancy pay you’re entitled to, we provide tailored advice to achieve the best possible outcome.
Our Expertise in Redundancy Includes:
Redundancy procedures for employers
We assist businesses in ensuring that redundancy processes are fair, legal, and compliant with employment law. This includes selecting employees for redundancy, following consultation requirements, and providing appropriate redundancy pay.
Calculating redundancy pay
We offer guidance on how redundancy pay is calculated, based on factors such as length of service, age, and contractual terms.
Consultation processes
We advise employers on the statutory consultation requirements for redundancy, ensuring that all affected employees are properly consulted and informed during the process.
Handling disputes over redundancy
If employees challenge the fairness of a redundancy process, we can assist both employers and employees in resolving disputes, whether through negotiation, mediation, or legal action if necessary.
Redundancy for employees
We advise employees on their rights during redundancy, including redundancy pay, unfair selection, and challenging the process if necessary.
Constructive dismissal during redundancy
In cases where an employee resigns due to the redundancy process or its handling, we can offer advice on whether this constitutes constructive dismissal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about redundancy processes with our FAQs. Get the information you need to understand your rights and next steps.
As an employee facing redundancy, you have specific rights, including the right to be consulted by your employer before the redundancy decision is made, the right to redundancy pay (if eligible), and the right to be considered for alternative roles within the company. You also have the right to challenge unfair selection, or the redundancy process itself if you believe it was handled improperly.
Redundancy pay is based on three main factors: your age, length of service, and weekly gross earnings (up to a statutory maximum). To be entitled to redundancy pay, you must have at least two years of continuous employment.
Yes, you can challenge a redundancy if you believe the process was unfair. Common reasons for challenging redundancy include improper selection procedures, failure to follow consultation requirements, or not offering alternative employment options. If you feel your redundancy was unfair, you may have grounds for a claim for unfair dismissal.
Contact Us Today for Redundancy Advice
If you’re facing redundancy or need help managing the process, contact us for legal expertise and support. Time limits apply, so it’s important to act quickly if you have concerns.
Call us at 0121 705 7571 or fill out the contact form below—your privacy is guaranteed—and we’ll arrange a convenient time to discuss your needs.
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