Notification of redundancy letter

lavidaloca

My OH has been told verbally on the 10th of this month that he is definitely being made redundant and his last day will be the 24th and he has 5 1/2 weeks money to come. Shouldn't he have been given a notification of redundancy letter setting out what monies he is entitled to?

Titus_frogsbutt

Not certain of the legalities as there is length of service etc to consider but I would suggest you visit/contact Citizens Advice bureau as they can offer correct and free advice. They would need lots of info relating to your OH work such as length of service, age etc. Sorry can't be much more help. Hope things turn out OK.

lavidaloca

Thanks. It's ok I know how much he should be entitled to it's just that none of this has been put in writing to him giving him a breakdown of monies due. I have searched Acas redundancies and can't seem to spot anything regarding when a formal letter should be given. I will give them a ring tomorrow.

Titus_frogsbutt

Give this a try. http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/redundancy/index.html

Hope it's more help than I've been.

BlueIsTheColour

When redundancies are to be made, companies should first advise employees that positions are at risk, and tell them how this may affect them, and also advise them on the selection system they will be using to decide who is made redundant and who isn't....

Then employees should be invited in writing to a meeting to discuss the redunancy and be dismissed if they are one of the ones being made redundant, as redundancy is classed as a dismissal. The outcome of this meeting should then be followed up in writing asap after the meeting, and good practice suggests employers should give an indication of what monies can be expected. There should also be a clause allowing the employee to appeal the decision usually within 5 days, and again this appeal request should be in writing. An appeal meeting should then take place where the decision may be upheld or overturned. You also have the right to know what selection process was used and your score in it.

Should this procedure not have been followed then potentially the dismissal could be classed as unfair and be challengeable at a tribunal. If 20-99 employees are to made redundant at one time then there is a duty to consult for 30days too.

HTH