An employee is dismissed for redundancy, and may qualify for redundancy pay, if the following conditions are satisfied.

• The employer has ceased, or intends to cease continuing the business, or
• The requirements for employees to perform work of a specific type or to conduct it at the location in which they are employed have ceased or diminished.

A redundancy therefore applies where the workforce is reorganised and there is: less work, and/or; changes in conditions that result in the new job being quite different from the old one, and/or;  work put out to contract by the employer.

The test for redundancy is whether the employer requires fewer (or no) workers to do work of a specific kind and not just whether the work itself has ceased or diminished.

If you have been placed on 'protective notice' or extended lay off or short time you may have the right to be made redundanct and get a redundancy payment.  If you have any queries in this regard please contact us