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Socially responsible restructuring
Effective strategies for supporting redundant workers

grounds of business 26-100 redundancies – 4 circumstances the employer
reasons. months notice; would be required to select
101 or more redundancies – 6 those for redundancy on the
months notice. principle of ‘last in, first out’.
The employer must also inform
the relevant employee
representatives.

United Kingdom (covers England, Scotland and Wales)

Definitions Notification Consultation Statutory payments
Redundancies involving Notice must be provided at The employer must consult Statutory redundancy pay is
20 or more employees at least 30 days before the first with appropriate related to the employee’s
one establishment within termination takes effect where representatives – not just age and length of service (to
a period of 90 days or the redundancies number trade unions, but other a maximum of 20 years) as
less are required to between 20 and 90 employees groups as well. The follows:
involve collective or at least 90 days where 100 consultations must include Under 22 – 0.5 weeks pay
consultation. or more are involved. ways to avoid the for each full year of service;
redundancies, reduce the 22-41 – 1.0 week pay;
number and mitigate the Over 41 – 1.5 weeks pay.
consequences. The maximum week’s pay
for these calculations is
GBP 310. Employers are at
liberty to enhance these
basic requirements

Source: Van Kempen, 2008

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