Article Database - Topic: 'Redundancy' - Keyword: 'Cutting costs'

 
Can you impose a lay-off automatically? Publication date: 30.08.2016
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If you experience a downturn in work, you might want to lay off one or more employees. This is where you tell them not to come into work for at least one working day. Sounds good, but can you do this automatically?
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Pay cuts to avoid redundancies Publication date: 23.04.2015
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Sometimes it will be possible to avoid redundancies by implementing a pay reduction. However, you can’t simply impose a pay cut on your employees - you must have their express consent first. How can this be obtained?
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Can you cut (statutory) redundancy pay? Publication date: 03.05.2013
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It was recently reported that the insurance giant, Aviva, will be paying affected staff “two weeks’ pay only” in its next round of redundancies. So do employers have the right to reduce redundancy payments?
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A reduction in hours = a redundancy situation Publication date: 16.11.2012
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In a recent case, the employer had suffered a severe drop in work but still required the same number of staff to carry it out. One employee claimed that this was a redundancy situation. Did the Employment Appeal Tribunal agree?
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Temporary pay cuts and redundancy pay Publication date: 28.09.2009
Article database » Redundancy » Redundancy pay
Temporary pay cuts and redundancy pay.. Q. We recently reduced our employees’ pay (with their consent) in an attempt to avoid to making redundancies. If, in the future, we still need to go down this route, how do we calculate any statutory redundancy payment? Is it on the reduced rate of pay, or at their original salary? A. Employees are only entitled...
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A new alternative to redundancy? Publication date: 26.08.2009
Article database » Redundancy » Cutting costs
The CBI has put forward an idea for a new scheme which it says will help employers avoid redundancies for very little cost. So what does it involve and are you going to be able to take advantage of it anytime soon?
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Laying off - an alternative to redundancy? Publication date: 19.03.2009
Article database » Redundancy » Redundancy
Unfortunately, the current economic downturn means that you may not need as many staff as before. But do you have to make employees redundant, or could there be a more temporary solution?
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Avoiding an extra payment Publication date: 23.03.2006
Article database » Pay and conditions » Pay
A subscriber’s business has to make redundancies. When they were necessary in the past, they always offered employees enhanced payments. Are they contractually obliged to pay extra this time too?
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