Redundancy – Is it genuine and have you been properly consulted…

Where your Employer reasonably believes that, for genuine commercial reasons, your role is unnecessary for the business’s ongoing operations – your role may be made redundant.  Decisions of this nature are the Employer’s right to ensure the ongoing viability of the business.

In making such decisions, however, the Employer must comply with the law which requires the Employer to consult with you if your employment may be at risk as a result of any proposed decision.

Where your role is made redundant, and the Employer cannot show a genuine reason for that decision – you may have grounds for a personal grievance.  Where your role is made redundant, and the Employer has not consulted with you in a fair way you may also have grounds for a personal grievance.

Any personal grievance will depend on its own facts, and a successful outcome could range from reinstatement to a payout.  Personal grievances must be raised with your employer within 90 days of the date of the event leading to the grievance or when you become aware of that event (e.g from the date you are made redundant).

If your role has been flagged as being at risk of being made redundant, or if you have recently been made redundant, you may need to know what your rights and options are so call me for a confidential free initial chat on (04) 473 6850.