Redundancy Done Right - Protect Your Business From Tribunal Risk

Getting a redundancy process wrong is one of the fastest routes to an employment tribunal. Blackstone Employment Law guides employers step-by-step through a legally compliant redundancy exercise, from establishing a genuine redundancy situation and defining a fair pool, through to objective selection criteria, individual and collective consultation obligations, suitable alternative employment, and calculating notice and statutory redundancy payments correctly. Where settlement agreements offer a cleaner exit, we draft and negotiate those too.

The stakes are commercial as well as legal. A flawed process can trigger unfair dismissal claims, protective awards for failures in collective consultation, and reputational damage that unsettles the staff who remain. Our advice is designed to reduce that risk while keeping the process moving at the pace your business needs - protecting decision-makers, preserving team morale, and giving you defensible documentation at every stage.

With 26 years of specialist employment law practice acting for both employers and employees, we bring tribunal-tested judgement to every redundancy we advise on - insight independently recognised by Legal 500 UK as a Leading Firm 2022, and reflected in our coverage in The Times, BBC, Financial Times and Guardian. From our Manchester and London offices we advise employers across England and Wales. For a no-obligation initial discussion, call 0330 808 0849.