SERVICE

Redundancy and restructuring

INTRODUCTION

Redundancy processes are a difficult time for business leaders or impacted employees. There are many rules regulating the process and a misstep could result in a company being accused of unfair dismissal and/or discrimination or facing expensive pay-outs to employees in respect of collective redundancies.

We guide clients through redundancy processes as part of an ad hoc redundancy of one or a few individuals, or as part of a wider restructure. For larger redundancy programmes we can advise on whether the collective redundancy rules apply and help employers navigate the complex collective consultation process.

On a redundancy or restructure we will devise a commercial approach which complies with the relevant legal obligations and requirements, whilst taking into account wider issues of costs, employee morale, business continuity and business reputation.