Your employer can declare your job redundant if the requirement for the work you are doing has either ceased or is diminishing. Redundancy is one of the statutory fair reasons for dismissal, but the employer must still ensure that there is a fair procedure leading to dismissal on these grounds.
Do I need to tell my new employer I was made redundant?
You don’t need to advertise the fact that you have been made redundant by the sound of your answers. If you are still in a consultation period with your current employer you will technically still be employed by the company and therefore a new employer only needs to know about your current state of employment.
Can you be replaced if made redundant?
Yes, you can re-employ someone who has been made redundant. If you do this within a week of the termination of their old contract, then they will not lose their ‘continuity of employment’ with you.
Is it better to resign or be made redundant?
If you’ve worked for your employer for over 2 years you’re usually better off waiting to be made redundant, as you’ll probably get a redundancy payment. If you want to stay with your employer, they might offer you a new job.
Can a company make you redundant and re-hire you?
There is no restriction on companies with regards to re-employing someone they have made redundant. They absolutely can re-hire you. They will need to be careful how they go about it to avoid legal claims being submitted with accusations of unfair dismissal by other employees who were made redundant at the same time as you.
Is it unfair to dismiss someone for redundancy?
Businesses that make redundancies have a duty to look for alternative employment for any potentially redundant employees. A dismissal is likely to be unfair if, at the time of the dismissal, the business did not consider whether any suitable alternative employment existed within its business.
How to apply for redundancy pay if your employer is insolvent?
Find out about: If your employer is insolvent, find out how to apply for redundancy pay, holiday pay, statutory notice pay and any other money you’re owed by your employer from the Insolvency Service .
Is the Department for work and Pensions responsible for making people redundant?
Read guidance for employers on making staff redundant. The Department for Work and Pensions is not responsible for the contents, advice or information provided or the reliability of listed websites. Listing should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind. Websites are used at your sole risk.
