Redundancies

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Help and support with any aspect of redundancy or restructuring.

Making any employee redundant is stressful and if handled badly can send out the wrong message to the remaining work force.


Getting the right redundancy advice & support at the right time could make the process easier, saving you time, stress & money.

Take the stress out of making employees redundant with our outsourced redundancy service.

Our outsourced redundancy services gives your everything you need to be able to deal with redundancies in a fair, equitable and legally complaint manner.


More importantly we act as a bridge / buffer between you and your employees, allowing you to distance yourself from the redundancy process, helping maintain any personal relationships you may have with affected employees. 

How will KeyHR make the redundancy process easier ?

  • Give expert legal advice
  • Offer alternative solutions to redundancies if needed
  • Act as buffer between you and your employees
  • Provide / issue all redundancy documentation to affected employees
  • Work with you to identify legally compliant selection criteria based on your business
  • Undertake consultation meetings with affected employees via zoom / face to face
  • Calculate affected employees redundancy entitlements
  • Make the final redundancies & issue all redundancy notification documentation
  • Process any redundancy appeals & issue all associated documentation
  • Notify the UK government on your behalf if you are legally required to do so
  • Undertake consultation with trade unions / elected representatives, prior to & during the redundancy process
  • Arrange for employee representatives to be elected if required by law

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We do all the hard work for you, providing  you with all the HR documentation / letters & templates needed   

Redundancy FAQ

  • What is a redundancy?

    Redundancy arises under three circumstances – when there has been, or is going to be, either:


    • the closure of the business
    • the closure of the workplace
    • a reduction in the need for employees

  • Is there a legal limit as to how many employees i can make redundant?

    No, you can make as many employees redundant as needed. 


    However if you make over 20 employees redundant within a 90 day period you need to give notify the government


  • Can i make an employee redundant ?

    No, you cannot not make an employee redundant it is the role you are making redundant not the employee. 

  • Do i need to enter into consultation with affected employees?

    Yes, you need to enter into consultation with affected employees. 


    Dependant on the number of employees this will be on a one to one basis or with elected employee / trade union representatives.  

  • What are the minimum consultation periods for making employees redundant?

    The minimum periods for notification and consultation are:


    • less than 20 employees at one location, no set consultation period 
    • between 20 to 99 redundancies at one location, the minimum period is 30 days before the first dismissal
    • 100 or more redundancies at one location, the minimum period is 45 days before the first dismissal

  • What notice do i need to give the government when making more than 20 employees redundant?

    You must notify the government at least 30 or 45 days (depending on the number of dismissals) before the first dismissal and before you issue any individual notices of dismissal.

  • What should I do if faced with having to restructure or make redundancies?

    The simple answer is to get professional advice. 


    Our HR consultants are happy to give you an initial free consultation / free advice to help you work out if redundancy is the best option for you and what the implications are for your business. 

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