Manager’s guide
The manager's guide to redundancy
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The manager's guide to redundancy
Redundancy is a genuine reason for dismissal only when its tests are met. Fair selection, individual and collective consultation, the protective award, and how redundancy pay and notice work.
What you will learn
- What makes a genuine redundancy
- Choosing a fair selection pool
- Setting objective selection criteria
- Individual consultation
- Collective consultation: thresholds and timing
Written by Elodie Cosette, Head of Insights
Written for managers,
not lawyers.
Inside the guide
11 short chapters
Read it in one sitting, or jump to the part you need today.
01What makes a genuine redundancy
02Choosing a fair selection pool
03Setting objective selection criteria
04Individual consultation
05Collective consultation: thresholds and timing
06The protective award
07Statutory redundancy pay: eligibility and calculation
08Notice during redundancy
09Suitable alternative employment and trial periods
10Getting redundancy right
11How Jamie HR helps
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