Making staff redundant
Non-compulsory redundancy
Voluntary redundancy
This is where you ask employees if they’d like to volunteer for redundancy.
You must have a fair and transparent selection process and tell employees they will not automatically be selected just because they applied.
Early retirement
This is where you offer employees incentives to retire early. It is used as an alternative to voluntary redundancy.
The offer must be made across the workforce - you cannot single out specific individuals.
You cannot force anyone into early retirement - it must be the employee’s choice.