You have certain rights when you’re made redundant. These include getting redundancy pay, a paid notice period and any money your employer owes you (for example, unpaid wages). Normally, your employer would pay you these.
Can I be made redundant immediately?
Notice. Don’t worry — you can’t be made redundant instantly. If your employer has selected you for redundancy you must be given a notice period.
Can I be made redundant on the spot?
If your employer makes you redundant and then employs someone else to do your job, then your job isn’t actually “redundant”. In terms of a fair procedure, you shouldn’t just turn up one day and be made redundant on the spot.
When do you decide to go through the redundancy process?
If you have explored alternatives to avoid redundancy, and you decide the redundancy process is still a must, then you need to identify which employees must be made redundant. When deciding which employees are to be made redundant, it’s of vital importance that the reason does not fall under the unfair selection criteria.
Can a company make an employee redundant without a reason?
The reasons for the redundancy must be genuine. Employers cannot make someone redundant without going through the workplace change process first. To end an employment relationship, notice must be given by one party (the employee or employer) to the other party.
Is the redundancy process a saddening reality?
Redundancy has become a saddening reality following the recent coronavirus outbreak. Although it’s profoundly upsetting for the employees who are being made redundant, it’s also a challenging time for the employers who are making the redundancies.
What do you get if you are made redundant in Northern Ireland?
A redundancy payout is essentially compensation for your loss of work. Here’s how it works: You get statutory redundancy pay as a minimum, provided you’ve worked for your employer for two years or more. The limit is currently £538 a week (£560 in Northern Ireland) if you were made redundant on or after 6 April 2020.
