Are you preparing your business for challenging times ahead and considering restructuring your company as part of an effort to reduce overheads? Are redundancies a possible outcome?  Are you closing parts of the business or relocating or are there simply more staff than are required to take the business forward?

If so, you should be aware that the laws surrounding dismissing employees on grounds of redundancy are complex. It is all too easy for an employer to make a mistake which leads to successful unfair dismissal claims (potential award of approaching £70,000 per individual claim, or even uncapped compensation in certain circumstances) or to protective awards (up to 3 month's full pay per affected employee).  In the current economic climate, it is increasingly common for employees to pursue such claims. 

Innergy's legal partners, DWF and their team of specialist Employment Lawyers can take you step by step through the legal minefield to help you to manage the process fairly and thus reduce the risk of successful litigation against the company. This will be invaluable to you in helping you to cap the costs in financial terms and management time, whilst at the same time giving you the confidence to implement the difficult decisions that are necessary for your business.