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noun
- 1. the state of being not or no longer needed or useful: "the redundancy of 19th-century heavy plant machinery" Similar
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The statutory definition of redundancy is found in section 139 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 which states: "For the purposes of this Act an employee who is dismissed shall be taken to be dismissed by reason of redundancy if the dismissal is wholly or mainly attributable to-. (a) the fact that his employer has ceased or intends to cease-.
What is a "week's pay" when calculating the entitlement to a redundancy payment? In general, a week's pay will be calculated by taking the annual salary and dividing that sum by 52 weeks. However, there are complicated provisions which address various situations where the normal method would not be appropriate, for example the employee's ...
What legal rights do sessional contract, visiting lecturers or zero hours contract holders enjoy? Firstly, it should be noted that although employers sometimes utilise different labels to describe the types of contracts they offer staff, the label is often unlikely to be of any significance. What matters are the terms upon which the worker is employed. Labels such as "sessional", "visiting ...
Redundancy and selection criteria. The issue of the redundancy selection pool crops up regularly and has been the subject of judicial guidance. In 2012 the Employment Appeal Tribunal summarised the principles as follows: It is for the employment tribunal to decide whether the redundancy dismissal decision lay within the range of conduct which a ...
Redundancy Pay You have the right to a redundancy payment if you are an employee who has worked continuously for your employer for at least two years and you are being made redundant. Statutory redundancy is calculated on the following basis: 1) ½ a week's pay for each year the employee was aged up to 21; 2) 1 week's pay for each year the employee was aged 22-40 3) 1½ week's pay for each ...
Various attempts have been made to define bullying and harassment. The ACAS guide attached to this FAQ sets out the generally accepted definitions.
Restructure, redundancy and redeployment The employer is under a duty to offer suitable alternative employment in redundancy situations whenever that is possible. However, you have no legal right to the alternative post - it is up to the employer to offer it.
Redeployment in a redundancy situation. An alternative post need not be equivalent and a reasonable employer, when looking for alternative work, should consider jobs of lower pay. The rationale for this is that it is a decision for an employee whether or not s/he wishes to accept a demotion. In providing information about an alternative post an ...
Redundancy and fair dismissal Case law has refined the scope for arguing that a dismissal is unfair when the reason for the dismissal is redundancy.
Secondary action (or sympathy strikes as they are sometimes known) would occur if a trade union induces its members to take industrial action against their employer in support of fellow union members employed by a different employer where a trade dispute exists. For example, union members are in a dispute with their employer ("A") and in order ...
