When you’re about to be made redundant, you have very little to lose by trying to negotiate a better redundancy package from your employer. Your employer wants to avoid subsequent legal action so will often be more flexible than you might expect.
Can you request garden leave when being made redundant?
Gardening leave (garden leave) You might be asked to serve out your redundancy notice away from work. This is known as ‘gardening leave’. It means that although you’re not actually working, you’re still legally employed and will get your normal salary and benefits but: you have to stick to the rules of your contract.
How do you negotiate a voluntary redundancy package?
- Set out your objectives.
- Check your contract of employment.
- Check your employer’s redundancy policies.
- Decide your negotiating strategy.
- (Almost) always seek to negotiate the financial values.
- Be clear and polite when negotiating.
- Take good notes of meetings.
- Do your research.
Can you raise a grievance after being made redundant?
The employees may raise grievances after the termination of their employment under the statutory grievance procedure. They cannot raise a grievance about the fact of dismissal, but the employees can raise a grievance about process.
How to negotiate better redundancy pay for employees?
Introduction Negotiating better redundancy pay is often the first thing on your mind when you are made redundant. This is especially the case when you feel singled out unfairly for redundancy and therefore the standard severance package does not seem like a fair outcome.
When to use unfair dismissal in redundancy negotiations?
Many redundancies are carried out incorrectly by management, to the point where they amount to unfair dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996. If you can identify the errors or weaknesses in your redundancy process, then you can use them to strengthen your redundancy negotiations and to negotiate a better redundancy package.
When do you have a genuine redundancy situation?
In order for the redundancy to be fair, there has in fact to be a genuine redundancy situation. A redundancy situation occurs with the closure of a business, a workplace, or a whole department, or when there is a ‘diminished need for work of a particular kind.’
Do you get pay in lieu of notice when you get redundant?
If you’re made redundant, your job won’t end straight away – you’ll get a paid notice period. You might get notice pay instead of your notice period – this is called ‘pay in lieu of notice’. Your employer will tell you if they’ll give you pay in lieu of notice.
