Employers should ensure that a genuine redundancy situation exists before embarking on a redundancy process.

The correct procedure for making redundancies will involve: adequate consultation on both an individual and, if appropriate, collective basis; determining an appropriate pool of selection; identifying objective and reasonable criteria to select those who may be made redundant and applying that criteria consistently and fairly; considering alternative roles within the company for those who have been selected for redundancy; and permitting those who have been selected a reasonable amount of time off to look for new employment.

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