Redundancy and contractors doing the same role

warmhands.coldheart

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Of cause I'd love to think I am a unique and beautiful snowflake and that I bring a unique skill set to my clients which is why they pay me the day rate I demand but no, I fulfill a service for which there are other contractors also providing a very similar service and likewise a number of permanent employees doing it as a job.

Having a quick chat with an employment guru who's opinion I trust they do concur that for the sakes of down sizing there is no requirement for contractors to be let go before the consideration of redundancy and of cause contractors are not subject to redundancy as they arent employees.

I think you'll find that wouldn't stand up in an employment tribunal. (Speaking from experience)

InsideInsurance

It was an employment law solicitor I was speaking to who'd I assume has first hand experience too but then all courts a bit of a "roll the dice and take your chances"