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Legal Domain: Redundancy

  • What is redundancy?

    What is redundancy?

    Redundancy has a clear legal definition under UK employment law. A redundancy situation occurs when a business closes, a site closes, or the employer’s need for employees to do work of a particular kind has diminished or ceased. Redundancy is one of the five potentially fair reasons for dismissal set out in the Employment Rights…