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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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    Surge in government spending on unpaid wages and redundancy pay

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jan 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jan 2024

    The amount paid out by the government for unpaid wages and redundancy pay has risen sharply as company insolvencies hit...

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    Sales manager settles Irwin’s Bakery ageism case for £75k

    by Rob Moss 25 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 25 Jan 2024

    Irwin's Bakery settles age discrimination claim with Seamus Gillespie, in a case supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

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    eBay to cut 1,000 jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2024

    eBay has announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs and intends to reduce the use of contractors to cut costs.

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    Proposed redundancies increased in 2023

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Jan 2024

    The number of redundancies proposed by employers in Great Britain rose in 2023 as they battled weak demand and rising costs.

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    Almost 3,000 roles to be cut at Port Talbot steel plant

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Jan 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Jan 2024

    The largest steel producing plant in the UK is set to lose 3,000 jobs as it implements more modern steel-making methods.

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    Amazon to cut hundreds of roles at subsidiaries

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Jan 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Jan 2024

    Amazon is axing roles at its companies Prime Video, Twitch and MGM.

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    Settlement agreements can cover future legal claims, court rules

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2024

    Settlement agreements can be used to cover unknown future claims, Scotland's Court of Session has ruled.

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    Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs worldwide

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jan 2024

    Barclays has cut around 5,000 jobs from its global workforce in an attempt to slash costs.

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    200 jobs lost as housebuilder enters administration

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jan 2024

    More than 200 jobs have been lost after housebuilder Stewart Milne Group went into administration.

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    Paper mill fails to follow redundancy consultation rules

    by Jo Faragher 8 Jan 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 Jan 2024

    A group of workers at a paper mill in Aberdeen have won a legal case because they were not consulted...

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    • Redundancy

    Channel 4 confirms job cuts

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jan 2024

    Channel 4 is expected to announce up to 200 job losses – its biggest round of redundancies in 15 years – as it hopes to cut costs as advertising revenues fall.

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    Online marketplace Etsy sheds staff as sales remain ‘flat’

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Dec 2023

    Online marketplace Etsy is shedding 225 jobs, about 11% of its workforce, as part of a plan to bring down its costs.

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    Nationwide: almost 500 head office jobs at risk

    by Jo Faragher 11 Dec 2023
    by Jo Faragher 11 Dec 2023

    Nationwide is to undergo a restructure that will put 470 jobs at risk of redundancy.

    • Collective redundancy
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    Spotify to cut one in six jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Dec 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Dec 2023

    Spotify's CEO has announced plans to cut one in six jobs to ensure it is 'right-sized' for future challenges.

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    ADP recruiter for Goldman Sachs wins redundancy appeal

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2023

    In Haycocks v ADP RPO, the EAT heard that redundancy consultation took place too late and so ruled the original tribunal erred, making the dismissal unfair.

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