Redundancy Procedure & Redundancy Guidelines
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“I was extremely impressed with the whole redundancy selection process. Communication across the company was excellent & speed of response the best I have seen within our company.” ACCO UK
"Having a face to face consultation with Recrion's HR specialist on how to structure our redundancy programme took a lot of the stress out of the exercise. Rosemary was extremely helpful and supportive throughout." Director of global distributor based in the UK
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When the time comes to streamline your business, making redundancies can be the hardest part of the process. The regulations surrounding the redundancy procedure can feel like a minefield of potential litigation.
The objective of redundancy should be to create an effective, streamlined workforce that are best able to take your business forward. Establishing well defined criteria for selection is the most effective way of ensuring that all employees are treated equally, and their benefit to the company is properly assessed. These may include:
- Skills – keeping a good cross section of skills can help keep your workforce balanced and effective.
- Performance – you may wish to retain your hardest-working team members. You'll need documented evidence to support your decisions to avoid possible complaints of unfairness.
- Attendance – this is a valid criterion if applied fairly and consistently. Ideally, in order to ensure that the selection process is as fair and equal as possible, a combination of the above criteria should be used.
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Once the need to make redundancies has been established, Recrion can help you through this difficult and potentially highly emotional task, fraught with complex legal obligations. Recrion can offer professional and sensitive assistance by helping your employees through the change programme and offering follow-up support for those whose positions become obsolete.
If you are making redundancies and need assistance, call us in confidence on 01780 484910.