Checklist: Challenging redundancy selection

• keep a careful written record of formal and informal meetings and conversations about the decision;

• follow up any promises in writing (e.g. by email);

• ask for explanations of scoring and other decisions;

• make (and record) proactive suggestions for alternative roles or ways of working;

• email to confirm interest in particular alternative roles. This will make it difficult for the employer to argue later on that the role would have been turned down if offered;

• consider a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) for personal information relating to the selection decision;

• ask questions about the treatment of others, especially if you suspect discrimination or anti-trade union bias;

• record any reasons why the redundancy might have been avoided, and raise these in writing with the employer, in particular in the appeal letter;

• if made redundant, keep a careful and detailed record of all efforts to find work.