Guide to Redundancy Laws

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REDUNDANCYLAWS Abr i efgui det or edundanc yl aws ,i nc l udi ngempl oyeer i ght sand empl oyerobl i gat i onswhenmaki ngr edundanc i es .

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WHATI SREDUNDANCY? Whent her ei snol ongeraj obf oraper s ont o do,i tmaybec omenec es s ar yt omaket hat wor kerr edundant .Thec i r c ums t anc est hat mi ghtl eadt ot hi sc oul di nc l ude: Changi ngt henat ur eoft hebus i nes s Adopt i ngnew met hodsort ec hnol ogyt o c ompl et ej obs

AVOI DI NGREDUNDANCI ES

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Empl oyer sar el egal l yobl i gedt odowhatt hey c ant oavoi dmaki ngpeopl er edundant .Thi s

I ti svi t alt hatr edundanc i esar emadei naf ai r andl egalwayt oens ur et hatt hebus i nes si s pr ot ec t edagai ns tc l ai msofunf ai rdi s mi s s al .

EMPLOYEERI GHTSDURI NG REDUNDANCI ES Empl oyeesar eaffor dedr i ght st oens ur et hat t heyar epr ot ec t edagai ns tunf ai rand unr eas onabl et r eat mentt hr oughout empl oyment .Thi smaymeant hatempl oyees havet her i ghtt or edundanc ypayi nt heevent oft hem bei ngmader edundant .Empl oyees al s ohavet her i ghtt o: Reas onabl eamount soft i meofft ofind al t er nat i vewor korc ompl et et r ai ni ng Notbes el ec t edunf ai r l yori na di s c r i mi nat i vewayf orr edundanc y Bec ons i der edf oral t er nat i ve empl oymentwi t hi nt hebus i nes si f vac anc i esexi s t

i nc l udest aki ngt hef ol l owi ngac t i onswher e appr opr i at e: Seeki ngempl oyeeswhowi l lac c ept vol unt ar yr edundanc y Ar r angi ngflexi bl ewor ki ngwi t hexi s t i ng s t aff Notus i ngc as uall abour Ceas i ngr ec r ui t menti fpos s i bl e Reduc i ngorc eas i ngover t i me St oppi ngt heus eofs el f empl oyed wor ker s ,f r eel anc er sandc ont r ac t or s .

GETTI NGHELP Empl oyer swhot hi nki ti snec es s ar yt omake wor ker sr edundants houl ds eekt headvi c e andhel pofanempl oymentl aw s ol i c i t or .

Manys ol i c i t or sofferaf r eei ni t i alc ons ul t at i on, whi c hwi l lhel pempl oyer st oc ons i deropt i ons wi t houtanyfinanc i alr i s k.Thes ol i c i t orwi l l gui det heempl oyert hr ought hei rl egalobl i gat i ons ,pot ent i alopt i onsandt her edundanc y pr oc es s est oens ur et hatt hepr oc edur ei s l egal ,f ai randass moot haspos s i bl e.

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