| Did your employer make your job redundant? Of | | | | prior to the redundancies if 20 or more |
| course, you should take a look at reasons for the | | | | employees are to be made redundant. |
| decision. Are you singled out to take a | | | | Third, you have been unfairly selected. This |
| redundancy? Is the business really not doing well? | | | | means that the employer's decision to choose |
| Is the employer looking for a new employee who | | | | you for redundancy is not objectively justified as |
| would occupy your position? Be aware that there | | | | fair and in due accordance with employment law |
| may be cases when employers inappropriately | | | | on redundancy. There must be a consideration |
| and illegally make employees redundant. You need | | | | given to important factors or issues like length of |
| to take a look at the UK employment law on | | | | service, time keeping, productivity, and possible |
| redundancy. | | | | future requirements of the company. |
| You should be aware that in the employment law | | | | Fourth, if there is a business transfer or a change |
| on redundancy, if you have been made redundant | | | | in ownership, there is no need to make jobs |
| for illogical and unreasonable reasons, you may file | | | | redundant in connection with the business |
| for an unfair dismissal claim or case. Many | | | | transaction. If you have been made redundant |
| employees fail to differentiate the two. | | | | prior to the sale of the business or after the |
| According to the employment law on redundancy, | | | | change of management, you could count it as an |
| there is an unfair dismissal instead of redundancy | | | | automatic unfair dismissal, as stated in the |
| if the following situations are observed. First, the | | | | employment law on redundancy. |
| redundancy is not actually real. This happens when | | | | Lastly, there is unfair dismissal if the employer |
| you see on the classified ads that the employer is | | | | failed to offer you a suitable alternative |
| looking for a direct replacement for your position. | | | | employment within the company. You have the |
| You may also learn that the new employee has | | | | right to decide whether to take another job or |
| been immediately hired after you have been | | | | position under the same employer. If you think |
| made redundant. | | | | you would not do well in other jobs within the |
| Second, there is unfair dismissal, not redundancy, | | | | company, you may refuse the offer and |
| if the employer failed to properly and adequately | | | | automatically qualify for an appropriate |
| consult you before you were made redundant. It | | | | redundancy package. Employment law on |
| is a standard practice that employers notify in | | | | redundancy clearly states this. |
| writing employees in advance before any | | | | If the employer senses that you are out to file |
| redundancy is declared. There should also be a | | | | for an unfair dismissal claim and case, he or she |
| formal meeting set by the employer to discuss | | | | may offer you a compromise agreement. You |
| the situation and explore possible options, including | | | | must hire an independent employment solicitor of |
| an alternative offer for employment or a possible | | | | your choice to get guidance in understanding and |
| transfer to another business unit. The | | | | entering into the agreement. The employer has |
| employment law on redundancy also mandates | | | | the responsibility to shoulder all costs hiring a |
| the employers to inform and at the same time | | | | solicitor could possibly incur. |
| consult a recognized union for at least 30 days | | | | |