Redundancy Solicitors for Businesses

Redundancy process

If your business is going through a redundancy process, that is an incredibly stressful and challenging time. However during this process, as a business owner, you must ensure that you maintain fairness and legal compliance from the start of the process, to the finish. 

Our redundancy Solicitors can help you with this process. We can guide you through the complexities of it, ensuring that you and your organisation comply with all UK redundancy laws and legislations, minimising the risk of legal action.

What exactly is a genuine redundancy? 

An employer should only make redundancies if there is now no reason for their job to exist. Some of the common reasons why employees are made redundant are: 

• The business shuts down
• The moving of the business to a different location
• Work carried out by the affected employees is no longer required, due to their no longer being a business need for it
• The work conducted is being completed by other employees
• The business has a change of ownership

What process should a business follow for redundancy?

When a claim arises from your employee against either you as an employer or the business itself, there are several stages you will then go through as part of the overall tribunal process. 

Even if there is genuine redundancy, as an employer, you need to follow a minimum procedure before you can dismiss any employees. This procedure includes: 

Consulting with the affected employees

You should begin your redundancy procedure by engaging in an open and honest discussion with the affected employees. You should explain the reasons behind the redundancy procedure and go through the process you will be following

Use fair criteria 

When your business is going through a redundancy process, you need to have clear and non-discriminatory criteria for selecting employees. Common criteria for selection includes, performance, qualifications, skills and job experience. 

Offering position changes 

Before going ahead with your redundancy process, see if there are any other potential positions within your organisation that you can offer to your employees. 

Allowing employees to appeal

Ensure you provide your employees with a fair appeal process advising how they can submit their appeal along with the timeline for it. You should allow your employees to appeal your decision if they feel it is unfair. 

How Eric Robinson Solicitors can help

At Eric Robinson Solicitors we can advise any employer faced with a redundancy situation. Our business law Solicitors are experts in their field and can make sure that your business goes through a legal redundancy process, ensuring no legal disputes arise. 

To speak to us and find out more, get in touch with one of our local branches at the following locations:

• Southampton
• Hedge End
• Chandlers Ford
• Winchester
• Lymington 
• Shoreham-by-Sea
• Richmond Upon Thames