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Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay

• Overview

  Redundancy is when you dismiss an employee because you no longer need…

• Avoiding redundancies

  You should take steps to avoid compulsory redundancies, for example by:…

• Lay-offs and short-time working

  You can lay off an employee (ask them to stay at home or take unpaid…

• Non-compulsory redundancy

  Voluntary redundancy This is where you ask employees if they’d like to…

• Compulsory redundancy

  If you decide you need to make compulsory redundancies, you must: identify…

• Redundancy consultations

  If you do not consult employees in a redundancy situation, any…

• Giving staff notice

  You must give staff notice and agree a leaving date once you’ve finished…

• Redundancy pay

  Employees you make redundant might be entitled to redundancy pay - this is…

• Tax when making staff redundant

  If you make staff redundant, you may give them a ‘termination payment’.…

• Getting help

  If you have to make redundancies, Jobcentre Plus can give you and your…

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