Redundancy – principles and practicalities

Redundancy is an increasingly important topic for those who advise employers or employees. The growth of AI, along with the fluctuations in the economy, is resulting in job losses in various sectors. At the same time, the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 have made important changes to the legal framework and increased the financial stakes where the employer gets the process wrong.

This webinar aims to examine the duties which are placed on an employer in the redundancy process, and the rights of employees faced with redundancy. Ways in which the fairness of redundancy might be challenged will be considered.

Topics covered include:

• The statutory definition of redundancy
• Determining the pool of those who are at risk
• When is a pool of one fair?
• Does the employer have to consider “bumping”?
• Individual consultation
• Selection criteria: do they need to be objective?
• Avoiding discrimination in selection
• Automatically unfair redundancies
• Do scores have to be disclosed to employees?
• The employer’s duty to look for alternative employment
• Protection for maternity and family leave
• Should the employer provide an appeal?
• Redundancy payments and suitable alternative employment
• Collective consultation
• Protective awards
• Rights of the employee on insolvency of the employer