Tue, 28 May 2019
Will an employee's refusal to accept an alternative role in a restructure situation mean that they forego a redundancy payment?
Restructure and redundancy: When do you have to pay redundancy pay if there is alternative employment available?In this episode of the podcast I cover a question from a listener which follows on nicely from the last episode when I answered a question about changing employee hours and redundancy. In this episode I tackle the difficult issue for employers regarding suitable alternative employment and the impact of an employees refusal on their right to redundancy pay. In this episode I will cover:
Action Points
Useful LinksDevon Primary Care Trust v Readman - Court of Appeal Claim for redundancy pay or other payments where the employer is insolvent Redundancy Mini-Series
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