Redundancy Rights

If you are an employee and need legal advice about being made redundant, our team of specialist, experienced employment solicitors can help.

We will advise you on your legal rights, advise you whether the employers selection process is fair and lawful and how you can contest and ultimately appeal if you are selected for redundancy.

If you appeal and don't succeed, you may be able to claim unfair dismissal and/or some form of discrimination in the Employment Tribunal. We can advise and represent you on making an Employment Tribunal claim.

Is it a genuine redundancy and fair?

You may strongly suspect that your redundancy is not genuine.

Common reason employee clients believe they may not have been fairly selected for redundancy can include :-

• where there is a history of difficulties with the employer.

• where the employee has raised grievances or received warnings in the past.

• where the employer has recently been recruiting.

• where the employee has recently returned from maternity.

• Where employees believe they have been unfairly selected for redundancy, forms of discrimination such as race, religion, gender or disability may also be involved.

Redundancy procedural fairness

For redundancy to be fair, the employer must :-

• Consider alternatives to redundancy.

• Have a clear and fair method of selecting employees for possible redundancy.

• Communicate properly with employees.

• Allow an appeal by employees who are selected.

• Consult with employees