Redundancies

For employers, it is crucial to take specialist advice at an early stage when contemplating redundancies.

Our experts have advised on the design and implementation of hundreds of successful restructuring programmes around the UK.  From a single redundancy to site closures which affect hundreds of people, we have seen them all and steered clients through the legal and human issues which arise.

We know that it’s about ensuring that the commercial aims of the business are achieved whilst carefully observing the myriad legal rights afforded to employees, including unfair dismissal protection, discrimination law, maternity rights and collective consultation obligations.

Too often we find that employers come to us once their plans have been finalised or only once a problem has arisen, usually in the form of a grievance or a Tribunal claim.  Even a short call with a redundancy solicitor can help avoid mistakes which can be costly to put right.

Working with us

Our approach to advising businesses on redundancies is simple.  We want to help you make the process as smooth and efficient as we can.

We start with an initial free no-obligation call to understand at a high level the situation and the changes you are planning.  On that call or shortly afterwards we will give you a quote for the required advice or, in some cases, a fixed fee.

Once you’re happy to proceed, we will get to work analysing your options in much more detail, which usually requires us to review the contractual framework you have in place, as well as all the relevant employee data.  Next, we will set out the options available to you, together with our recommendation and the legal risk and costs associated with each one so that you can make a fully informed decision about how to proceed.

You can take comfort from the fact that we can be with you as much as you require during the process.  From the planning stage, to placing your employees at risk of redundancy and consulting with them, all the way to dismissal, appeals and advising on or negotiating severance packages.  If Tribunal claims are brought we will defend them and represent your best interests, but with our guidance you will minimise the risk of such disputes starting in the first place.

We can prepare all the documentation you will need including the written communications with your workforce and guide you on what to say and when.

As a team, we take pride in being responsive and contactable when required by telephone or email (our details are below).  In the unlikely event that your usual contact is not available on a particular day then another of the team will have been briefed to step in to assist you in their absence.

We have years of experience in advising UK and international businesses with a UK workforce during redundancies.

We look forward to sharing our experience with you.  By drawing on our knowledge, you can be confident of proceeding fairly and in a way which minimises risk and cost.

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