Acceptance of job offer

Under section 138 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 96), an employee who accepts suitable alternative employment is not regarded as having been dismissed for redundancy. This means they will not get a redundancy payment.

The offer must be made before the old contract ends and must be for work that begins within four weeks of the end date of the original employment (section 141 ERA 96).

The work must be the same as, or not substantially different from, the previous work and must be suitable for the employee.