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Redundancy

Redundancies occur when an employer is ceasing to carry on with work for which the employee was employed, or is ceasing to carry on with work in the place where the employee is employed.

While redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal, for a redundancy dismissal to be fair, there must be a genuine redundancy situation and the employer must follow a fair redundancy procedure, including consulting on an individual basis. The employer must also comply with its collective consultation obligations where these apply.


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    by Jo Faragher 13 May 2022

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    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2022

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    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2022

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    by Neil Todd 29 Apr 2022

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    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2022

    Transport secretary Grant Shapps calls on P&O Ferries chief executive to resign but first to return furlough cash.

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    by Adam McCulloch 15 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Apr 2022

    Union leaders have called on ministers to assume control of P&O Ferries’ passenger and freight services in the light of multiple safety failures.

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    Planned redundancies rise 103% in one month

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    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2022

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    by Adam McCulloch 8 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Apr 2022

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    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2022

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    Insolvency Service launches criminal probe into P&O Ferries sackings

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022

    At the request of ministers the Insolvency Service has begun criminal and civil investigations into the P&O Ferries redundancies.

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    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022

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    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022

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    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022

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    by Jo Faragher 30 Mar 2022

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    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Mar 2022

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