Redundancy

Being told your role is at risk of redundancy can be an unsettling and uncertain experience. Whether your employer is proposing redundancies, you’ve been invited to a consultation meeting or you’ve already been selected for redundancy, it’s important to understand your rights before making any decisions.

Redundancy can be a fair reason for dismissal where an employer no longer needs a particular role, is closing a workplace or needs to reduce its workforce. However, employers must follow a fair redundancy process and comply with their legal obligations throughout.

At Gepp Solicitors, our experienced employment lawyers advise employees at every stage of the redundancy process. We can help you understand your rights, assess whether your employer has acted fairly and advise on your options if you believe the redundancy process has not been followed correctly.

Understanding the Redundancy Process

Employers should consult with employees before making any final redundancy decisions. During the consultation process, you should have the opportunity to understand why your role is at risk, discuss any concerns and explore possible alternatives to redundancy.

If your employer is selecting employees for redundancy, they must use fair and objective selection criteria. Selection should never be based on discriminatory reasons such as age, sex, disability, pregnancy or other protected characteristics.

Where suitable alternative employment exists within the organisation, your employer should consider whether those roles could be offered to you. Employees on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave may have additional legal protections when suitable alternative vacancies are available.

If redundancy cannot be avoided, you may be entitled to:

Notice pay
Statutory redundancy pay (if eligible)
Outstanding holiday pay
Enhanced redundancy payments, where these are offered contractually or through a workplace policy
A reasonable amount of paid time off to attend interviews or arrange training for new employment, provided you have the necessary qualifying service.

How Gepp Solicitors can help

Every redundancy situation is different. Our employment solicitors provide practical, straightforward advice tailored to your individual circumstances.

We can help you:

Understand your legal rights throughout the redundancy process.
Review whether your employer has followed a fair consultation procedure.
Assess whether the selection criteria have been applied fairly.
Advise on redundancy pay, notice pay and contractual entitlements.
Review any settlement agreement offered as part of your redundancy.
Identify potential claims, including unfair dismissal or discrimination.
Negotiate with your employer where appropriate.
Support you if you wish to challenge your redundancy or bring a claim.

Our aim is to give you confidence that you understand your options and achieve the best possible outcome.

Need advice about redundancy?

If you’ve been told your role is at risk of redundancy or you’ve already been made redundant, our experienced employment solicitors are here to help. We can explain your rights, review your employer’s redundancy process and advise whether you’ve been treated fairly.

If you’ve been offered a settlement agreement as part of your redundancy, we can also review the agreement and negotiate improved terms where appropriate.

Call us today on 01245 228101 or complete our online enquiry form to speak with a member of our Employment team.