The third instalment of a mini series focusing on Redundancy

Episode 3: Selecting Employees for Redundancy

This is the third episode of a mini series on redundancy in which I will focus on all aspects of redundancy and how to ensure you get things right.

In this episode I will cover:

• Why getting the correct Pool for redundancy is so important
• How to ensure you select a fair Pool for redundancy
• When you can have a Pool of one employee
• How to devise a fair selection criteria
• What objective criteria to use in your selection
• Why you should stay clear of subjective criteria wherever possible
• What you should avoid scoring employees on
• What information to give to employees about the scoring

 Action Points

Ensure that you have basic recording and measuring of employee performance, attendance and other records to make your life much easier if you do find yourself having to make employees redundant.

Helpful Links

Employment Rights Act 1996 

Guide to Redundancy

 HR Harbour