Understand Your Rights During Redundancy with Arlingsworth Solicitors
Facing redundancy can leave you uncertain about your rights, notice, redundancy pay and what happens next. Arlingsworth’s redundancy solicitors in Brighton provide clear, practical advice to help you understand your position, assess whether the correct process is being followed and protect your employment rights.
Need Advice About Redundancy? Speak to Arlingsworth Solicitors
Our redundancy solicitors can help you understand your rights, review the process being followed by your employer and advise you on the options available. Contact our team by phone, email or complete the enquiry form, and we will respond as soon as possible.
What is Redundancy?
What Is Redundancy?
Redundancy usually occurs when an employer needs to reduce its workforce because a role is no longer required, the business is restructuring or a workplace is closing. If you are facing redundancy, our redundancy solicitors can explain your rights and advise whether a fair process is being followed.
Redundancy Legal Advice
Those being made redundant have legal rights:
- To be given reasons for the redundancy.
- To be told and consulted in advance.
- To be selected according to an objectively fair process.
- To try out any alternative offer of suitable work for four weeks without losing your right to a redundancy payment.
- To take reasonable time off, with pay, to look for alternative work or training. What is reasonable depends on the nature of your work.
- To payment of entitlements.
Our redundancy solicitors can help you exercise these rights.
Speak with our Redundancy Solicitors
If you have been made redundant and feel that your employer has not followed the correct process or abided by employment law, then call our redundancy solicitors solicitors today. We’re open 7 days a week and always happy to help. Arlingsworth have helped win many employment cases over the last few years and our experts pride themselves on their absolute service.
Redundancy is a type of dismissal that occurs due to business needs, such as company closure, restructuring, or downsizing. Unlike other dismissals, redundancy requires employers to follow specific legal processes to ensure fairness.
In the UK, employees have specific rights during redundancy, including fair selection, a consultation period, and redundancy pay if eligible. Employees may also be entitled to time off for job hunting. A solicitor can help ensure that these rights are upheld.
Redundancy pay depends on factors like age, length of service, and the terms of employment. UK law provides statutory redundancy pay, but some employers offer enhanced packages. A solicitor can help ensure that you receive the correct amount of compensation.
If you believe your redundancy was unfair, you may have grounds to make a claim. Unfair redundancy occurs when the employer fails to follow legal procedures or provides invalid reasons. There are specific timeframes for making a claim, so it’s crucial to seek legal advice promptly to assess your case and guide you through the claims process.
In the UK, there are defined timeframes for filing a redundancy claim. It's important to seek legal advice promptly to safeguard your rights and navigate the complexities of the claims process, which may involve steps such as ACAS early conciliation.
UK law allows employees to try an alternative role within the same company for up to four weeks. If the new position isn’t suitable, you can still receive redundancy pay. This option can help employees make the best decision regarding their future role.
A solicitor can provide guidance on assessing the fairness of the redundancy process, determine claim eligibility, and advise on legal options. They can also represent clients in cases of unfair redundancy to ensure that any entitlements are received.