Redundancy: your rights

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Consultation

You바카라 사이트檙e entitled to a consultation with your employer if you바카라 사이트檙e being made redundant. This involves speaking to them about:

  • why you바카라 사이트檙e being made redundant
  • any alternatives to redundancy

If your employer is making up to 19 redundancies, there are no rules about how they should carry out the consultation. If they바카라 사이트檙e making 20 or more redundancies at the same time, the collective redundancy rules apply.

You can make a claim to an employment tribunal if your employer does not consult properly, for example if they start late, or do not consult at all.

Collective redundancy rules

If your employer is making 20 or more employees redundant at the same time, the consultation should take place between your employer and a representative (rep).

This will either be:

  • a trade union rep (if you바카라 사이트檙e represented by a trade union)
  • an elected employee rep (if you바카라 사이트檙e not represented by a trade union, or if your employer does not recognise your trade union)

Collective consultations must cover:

  • ways to avoid redundancies
  • the reasons for redundancies
  • how to keep the number of dismissals to a minimum
  • how to limit the effects for employees involved, for example by offering retraining

Your employer must also meet certain legal requirements for collective consultations.

Length of consultation

There바카라 사이트檚 no time limit for how long the period of consultation should be, but the minimum is:

  • 20 to 99 redundancies - the consultation must start at least 30 days before any dismissals take effect
  • 100 or more redundancies - the consultation must start at least 45 days before any dismissals take effect

Electing employee reps

If you바카라 사이트檙e an employee affected by the proposed redundancies you can:

  • stand for election as an employee rep
  • vote for other reps

Fixed-term contract employees

Your employer does not need to include you in collective consultation if you바카라 사이트檙e employed under a fixed-term contract, except if they바카라 사이트檙e ending your contract early because of redundancy.

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