Redundancy law - a guide for union reps (November 2019)

Chapter 3

3. Redundancy selection

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Most workplaces that have a recognised trade union with have an agreed procedure in place for redundancy selection. A redundancy procedure, unlike a redundancy pay policy, will rarely be contractual even if it has been collectively negotiated, which means that departing from it will rarely be a breach of contract. However, an employer’s failure to follow it may result in an unfair dismissal.


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