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 Subject: Redundancy
1We need to make some people redundant. Is it advisable to establish a formal redundancy procedure, and if so, what should it cover?  
2How much notice do we have to give of proposed redundancies?  
3In cases of collective redundancy, what information, if any, do we have to provide in writing to employee representatives?  
4How much do we have to pay in redundancy pay?  
5Will we run into problems if we just weed out the people we would like to get rid of?  
6Do we have to go through a redundancy procedure if we can offer alternative employment at a site 20 miles away?  
7Can we select candidates for redundancy from amongst the part-timers, most of whom work for pin money?  
8Three employees with less than one year's service say our redundancy selection process was unfair. Can they do anything about it?  
9Former employees are claiming that redundancies were not genuine because we have subsequently taken on more people. Do we need to worry?  
10Some employees are threatening to ask for a 'protective' award. What is this?  
11Are we obliged to minimise redundancies by cutting overtime elsewhere in the business, even if that could cause some good employees to leave?  
12Is it reasonable to select people for redundancy on a LIFO (last-in-first-out) basis?  
13Can we select people on performance?  
14If we select people for their skills, can we include their ability to speak and understand English?  
15We're thinking of taking over a rival's business, but not his company. We don't have to take on his staff, do we?  
16Can we take over a business, make the staff redundant, and then offer jobs to the ones we want to keep on our terms?  
17Is redundancy money paid gross, or do we have to deduct tax and National Insurance contributions?  
18Our company normally gives generous redundancy pay. Our employees say they have a right to it this time. Do they?  
19Do we have to give redundancy pay to employees who have turned down alternative employment two miles away?  
20We are in financial trouble, and will not be able to meet our redundancy payments. What happens now?  
21One chap has tried the alternative employment we offered, says it is not suitable, and wants the redundancy money. Do we have to pay?  

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