Follow the rules before making somebody redundant

If you’re about to let somebody go, make sure you understand the process that will follow

If an employer is preparing for a potential redundancy, it is vital that the employer considers whether the role is genuinely redundant, and understands the redundancy process that it will need to follow.

The Workplace Relations Commission recently awarded a teacher just short of one year’s salary, after it found that the teacher was “sent packing with no regard to the requirements of law”.

On August 26, 2016, a TEFL teacher was asked ...