How to undertake a fair redundancy

08/01/22 • 9 min

Restructuring can cover a vast range of situations, including changes to a company’s structure, business model or processes. It can be similar to a redundancy process in that it may involve a reduction in work of a particular kind being required.
Recently, many employers have been considering restructuring their business, particularly in light of the global pandemic and various ways of working. Not all organisational change will result in a redundancy situation, however each case will turn on the circumstances and specific facts. Melanie Pimenta, Senior Solicitor at Clarkslegal explores the considerations when undertaking a fair redundancy process.

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Melanie Pimenta 0:03
Hi, I'm Melanie Pimenta, and I'm a senior solicitor in the employment team at Clarkslegal recently, many employers have been considering restructuring their business, particularly in light of the global pandemic and various ways of working, including having to reduce their number of staff and or premises, not all organisational change will result in a redundancy situation. However, each case will turn on circumstances specific facts. So, today, we will be exploring the