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Is your employee redundant, and can you dismiss them on that basis?

Employees dismissed on the grounds of redundancy often claim that they were not actually redundant at the time of termination.

Employees dismissed on the grounds of redundancy often claim that they were not actually redundant at the time of termination. Prevent successful claims by checking whether three conditions are met before dismissing the employee:

  • organisational, technological, or economic changes have taken place within your organisation;
  • these changes have affected a particular job within the organisation;
  • there are no suitable vacancies that you could offer to the employee whose position has become redundant.

Watch the video to learn more about each condition.

This article is general information about the law as we read it, not advice on your situation. Rules change and facts matter - talk to us, or to your own adviser, before you act on any of it.