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Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
Redundancy is a form of dismissal from your job. It happens when employers…
Your employer should use a fair and objective way of selecting you for…
You’ll normally be entitled to statutory redundancy pay if you’re an…
If you’re made redundant, you may get a ‘termination payment’. This could…
You must be given a notice period before your employment ends. The…
You’re entitled to a consultation with your employer if you’re being made…
Your employer might offer you ‘suitable alternative employment’ within…
You can get help from the Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service to: write…
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Redundancy is when you dismiss an employee because you no longer need…
You should take steps to avoid compulsory redundancies, for example by:…
You can lay off an employee (ask them to stay at home or take unpaid…
Voluntary redundancy This is where you ask employees if they’d like to…
If you decide you need to make compulsory redundancies, you must: identify…
If you do not consult employees in a redundancy situation, any…
You must give staff notice and agree a leaving date once you’ve finished…
Employees you make redundant might be entitled to redundancy pay - this is…
If you make staff redundant, you may give them a ‘termination payment’.…
If you have to make redundancies, Jobcentre Plus can give you and your…
Calculate how much statutory redundancy you can get based on age, weekly pay and number of years in the job
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
Includes solving a workplace dispute, calculating redundancy pay and dismissal
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Get information and advice on statutory redundancy pay in England, Scotland and Wales - telephone, opening hours
Form and guidance for employers who need to notify the government of potential redundancies.
Forms and guidance used for redundancy payments.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
This guidance is for company directors who are claiming redundancy related payments from the Insolvency Service.
Guidance and further information for insolvency practitioners about the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS).
Information about support for apprentices who have been redundant or are at risk of redundancy.
Correct a mistake or update information you provided in your online claim for redundancy.
Resignations, dismissals, disciplinaries and redundancy pay
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