These are your legal rights if you are made redundant
With coronavirus continuing to wreak havoc on the economy, even as lockdown restrictions slowly ease, it’s an uncertain time for many.
Job losses, furloughing and unemployment have all increased over the past few months - but what can you do if you face redundancy as a result of the crisis?
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Hide AdOf course, the best course of action is to check your own contract. When it comes to redundancy, employers may offer more than the amounts and lengths of time listed below, but they legally cannot give you less.
Here’s everything you need to know.
What is redundancy?
Being made redundant is different from being ‘sacked’ or 'fired’, as the employee facing redundancy usually has done nothing wrong. The move is often a cost-cutting measure used by a company to reduce its expenditure.
As such, redundancy packages are often (though not always) offered. These are monetary deals to ease the burden of being unemployed between jobs.
Other ‘perks’ may be offered in place of such packages, such as consultations with your employer or time off to find a new job.
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