Category: Redundancy

Brexit and UK Employment Legislation – the impact and what you can do about it

With 4 weeks to go to the UK General Election, and Brexit high on the agenda, HR Manager Laura Rigby, takes to look at (so you don’t have to!) the Government’s 4 most likely priorities to review in respect of Employment Legislation. By Laura Rigby As we know, the UK will leave the European Union in […]

September 19, 2016

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Have you budgeted for statutory redundancy pay increases from April 2017?

How is your HR strategy looking for the next financial year? All in good shape? Got all your new minimum wage levels in place in your staffing budget and payroll? Yes, then well done! How about the new maximum redundancy rates coming into force April 2017? Ooooo, did we get you there? Never fear, HR180 is […]

September 19, 2016

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Q&A: what small businesses are asking now

Forward Ladies hosted our very first #HR180Chat on Twitter in early November 2016. HR180 came up with some answers on the day to questions about common problems businesses are looking for help with. Here’s a transcript with a few more ideas for the melting pot! Q We are finding it difficult to fill general roles, […]

September 19, 2016

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What is a meaningful redundancy consultation?

Redundancies are never a positive for a company, they can bring unease to staff and management alike. Before an employer gets to the redundancy stage they have gone through a number of emotional, analytical and objective stages evaluating a mass of different options and alternatives to avoid putting the company and their employees through a […]

September 19, 2016

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Alternatives to redundancy

Companies could be repeating the mistakes of the past if they continue taking short term cost cutting measures such as redundancy that could eventually lead to skills shortages. In this article we consider the alternative options. Redundancies often seem an obvious choice when you need to cut back and reduce your costs significantly, however, they […]

September 19, 2016

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Recruitment following redundancy – top tips

So, you’ve had to make redundancies in your organisation but need to recruit to a job elsewhere. How do you make sure that you don’t fall foul of the good work you put in throughout the redundancy process? How do you keep costs and the number of applications you receive at the right level? Read […]

September 19, 2016

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Don’t lose crucial data along with employees that leave

When employees leave organisations unwillingly, they may be tempted to take something of value with them. A properly implemented exit management policy can prevent data theft. Why think about client data when redundancies have to be made? When redundancies occur, several factors expose an organisation to the potential risk of data theft or other breaches […]

September 19, 2016

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Top tips for redundancy

Claire Morley-Jones, provides her top ten tips for managing a successful redundancy process. Don’t do it (unless you absolutely have to!). Consider all of the options at your disposal whether that’s short time working, freezing overtime, layoffs, re-structuring, sabbaticals or decreasing salaries and benefits (with employee agreement!!) Remember, when business picks up you’ll have recruitment and […]

September 19, 2016

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