Can a self employed person be made redundant?
Can a self employed person be made redundant?
Self-employed people and freelance workers are generally not entitled to Statutory Redundancy Pay. Similarly, directors of companies usually have no entitlement. Workers on fixed-term contracts are entitled to SRP if the duration of the contract is two years or more and it is not renewed by reason of redundancy.
If you are therefore self-employed, i.e. a sole trader, you are not generally entitled to redundancy pay. However, if you are the director of a limited company, and therefore an employee, you may be entitled to claim statutory redundancy pay.
How are employees selected for redundancy in the UK?
Your employer should use a fair and objective way of selecting you for redundancy. Commonly used methods are: last in, first out (employees with the shortest length of service are selected first)
Can a person appeal against a redundancy decision?
As an employee, you are entitled to see the outcome of your selection, including a copy of your scoring matrix. If you feel that there have been any unfair judgements made as part of the selection process, then you are entitled to appeal against the redundancy decision, as per the Redundancy Policy.
Is it possible to recover from a redundancy?
Tweddell, who has been out of work three times in the past four years, and went on to set up an organisation to help people through redundancy, speaks from experience when she says it is possible to recover from redundancy – and even to thrive. Here is some advice from experts, and those recently made redundant, on how to cope with job loss.
What do you need to know about redundancy pooling?
Consult with an open mind and be willing to change the methods if valid points are raised. After you have applied the selection criteria and have provisionally identified employees for redundancy, you will need to consult further with them including over their selection and the scores they received, which you will need to show them.
Your employer should use a fair and objective way of selecting you for redundancy. Commonly used methods are: last in, first out (employees with the shortest length of service are selected first)
Can a redundant person challenge the selection criteria?
They can challenge the selection criteria at the outset – arguing, perhaps, that performance indicators are not fair. They can challenge the pool of people included in the procedure – arguing, for instance, that all secretaries should be included in the selection group not just those in the marketing and communications departments.
How to avoid the second form of redundant writing?
How to avoid: Essentially, avoiding this second form of redundancy requires that you think and write more slowly/carefully and ‘dial back’ the tendency to work quickly/haphazardly. That is to say, you must pay close(r) attention to what your words signify and what task(s) they accomplish.
Consult with an open mind and be willing to change the methods if valid points are raised. After you have applied the selection criteria and have provisionally identified employees for redundancy, you will need to consult further with them including over their selection and the scores they received, which you will need to show them.