The firing line

Q. I am proposing to reduce a large number of employees I have at my firm because of a planned change in the company's structure. Are there any guidelines that I will have to follow and are there any penalties for failing to follow these guidelines accordingly?

A collective redundancy is a situation where there are 20 or more employees who will be dismissed as redundant within a 90-day period.

As an employer, by law, you owe your employees who are going to be affected by this collective redundancy appropriate information and consultation about your plans and an explanation for the decision. This applies to all employees who will be dismissed regardless of their length of service.

If the employees at your company are represented by trade unions, then

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