Redundancy Policy & Letters

Also included in Staff Handbook

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This policy has been updated to comply with the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023.

This Redundancy Policy provides employers with detailed procedures to follow when making employees redundant; so avoiding possible unfair dismissal claims. The policy also provides employees with information regarding the procedures that will be followed, this helps to avoid uncertainty.

The policy also comes with two additional letters:

• Redundancy termination notice letter.
• Redundancy letter offering alternative employment, (if available).

The clauses in this policy include:

• Policy Statement
• Definitions
• Statement of Intent
• Redundancy Rights - Relevant Criteria
• Statutory Redundancy Pay
• Consultation on Redundancy
• Selection for Redundancy
• Additional Redundancy Protection for Parents
• Notice of Dismissal for Redundancy
• Reasonable time off to look for another job
• Alternative Employment within the Organisation
• Voluntary Redundancy
• Employees who are laid off
• Appeals
• Date of Implementation
• Questions
• Alteration of this Policy

Having a redundancy policy in place will provide an employer with a clear framework to carry out any redundancies. Such a policy also provides employees with clear notice of how any redundancy would be undertaken.

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