If you are reducing your headcount it is vital that everyone understands the process to be followed. This means having a redundancy policy in place which ensures all employees are treated fairly and consistently, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries (www.hr4nurseries.co.uk)
Your policy should outline the main areas that need to be covered during the redundancy process:
Selection
Where more than one employee is at risk, selection criteria should be used. Employees have the right to be consulted over the selection criteria.
Consultation meeting
This should include:
Individual consultation
Employees must be invited to a meeting to discuss the potential redundancy. They have a statutory right to be accompanied at the meeting by a work colleague or a trade union representative.
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