The situation
A professional services business needed to reduce headcount by four roles after a significant loss of contract income. The owner had never run a redundancy before.
Why it was difficult
Redundancy has a specific legal process. Get selection, consultation or timing wrong across four people and you multiply the risk of unfair dismissal claims.
What Samantha did
- Confirmed a genuine redundancy situation and a fair selection basis
- Ran proper individual consultation with each affected employee
- Kept to the correct process and timeline throughout
- Documented every stage to protect the business
The outcome
All four redundancies were completed correctly and on time. No challenge was raised.
Four redundancies completed. No claims.
What this means for you
Redundancy is about process as much as numbers. Genuine reason, fair selection and real consultation are what keep it clean.
Related support
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