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Redundancy

Redundancies occur when an employer ceases 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.

These pages list all our redundancy news and guidance on making staff redundant.


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    The Body Shop rescued from administration

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Sep 2024

    The Body Shop’s remaining stores rescued from administration after reports in February that its UK 200 sites were at risk of closure.

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    JD Sports distribution centre closure risks 200 jobs

    by Jo Faragher 10 Sep 2024
    by Jo Faragher 10 Sep 2024

    JD Sports Fashion has announced it will close its distribution centre in Derby, affecting almost 200 jobs.

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    2,000 workers apply for voluntary redundancy at Tata Steel in Wales

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2024

    Tata Steel said it had begun assessing whether those who had expressed an interest in taking redundancy were in roles that could be closed.

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    £13.5m released to support businesses and workers at Port Talbot

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Aug 2024

    The funding is intended to support workers and businesses by the closure of furnaces at Port Talbot.

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    Universities face job losses as ‘perfect storm’ gathers

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Aug 2024

    Dark clouds are gathering over the UK's higher education sector with myriad redundancies, axed departments and terminated courses all being implemented to rein in costs.

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    Ex-Twitter executive wins record unfair dismissal award

    by Jo Faragher 14 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 14 Aug 2024

    Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) must pay a former executive more than €550,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal.

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    Computer giant Dell to cut 12,500 roles

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Aug 2024

    US computer giant Dell is to launch a fresh round of job cuts this week with up to about 12,500...

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    TikTok warns more job cuts possible in Ireland

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Aug 2024

    TikTok has warned that more layoffs could be on the cards in Ireland, following a series of job cuts announced earlier this year.

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    Hundreds of jobs to go as Ted Baker closes UK stores

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 30 Jul 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 30 Jul 2024

    Fashion retailer Ted Baker closes its UK stores, concessions and websites, with hundreds of job losses expected within weeks.

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    HR worker wins £20k for pregnancy discrimination

    by Jo Faragher 26 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 26 Jul 2024

    An HR administrator has been awarded £19,600 in compensation for pregnancy discrimination.

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    Cineworld expected to cut hundreds of UK jobs

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jul 2024

    The chain, which also operates Picturehouse cinemas, is shortly to publish details of a restructuring plan that will lead to the loss of about 25 of its 100 sites across the UK.

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    ‘Fire and rehire’ code comes into force

    by Jo Faragher 19 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 19 Jul 2024

    The statutory code of practice on ‘fire and rehire’ came into force yesterday, although it remains to be seen how long it will apply.

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    Employment Rights Bill confirmed in King’s Speech

    by Jo Faragher 17 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 17 Jul 2024

    The King’s Speech has unveiled more than 30 new pieces of legislation, including an extensive employment bill expanding workers' rights.

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    Unilever to slash European office roles by a third

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2024

    Unilever announces plans for thousands of office job losses across Europe by the end of 2025, as part of a turnaround plan.

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    Pregnant HR exec sent laughing emojis after redundancy wins £21k

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jul 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jul 2024

    Pregnant worker learned of her redundancy and received a line of laughing emojis from her boss, tribunal hears.

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