Redundancy In A Remote Working World

Remote first, remote only, hybrid working, employers of record...these arrangements are fast becoming normal especially as employers have competed for global talent over the past 18 months and sought to grow despite the great resignation. As the global economy continues to change, what happens if you now need to make redundancies in a remote working world?

Consultation, fair selection and searching for alternative employment are fundamental components of a fair and lawful redundancy exercise, but the relevant legal requirements were drafted without the new world of remote working in mind.

In this article we look at some emerging questions about remote working and redundancies, starting with more straightforward questions about redundancy selection before looking at tricky issues around collective consultation (where the legal provisions do not really work for remote working) and finally considering new issues thrown up by the emergence of new business models.