Redundancy


Redundancy can be a fair reason for dismissal. However, there are several ways in which a redundancy dismissal can be unfair, including:


• there was no genuine redundancy situation;


• redundancy was not the real reason for dismissal;


• the employee was unfairly selected;


• the employee was selected for an automatically unfair reason, such as pregnancy or lawful trade union activities;


• there was a failure to properly consult;


• the employer breached its own redundancy procedure; or


• there was a failure to offer suitable alternative employment.


Dismissal for redundancy is looked at in more detail in Chapter 12.