This document discusses offering alternative employment to employees facing redundancy. It recommends making offers in writing with clear job details to avoid complaints. Employees can refuse similar work and still claim redundancy, but accepting then leaving risks losing redundancy rights. The document also notes that employees under redundancy notice are allowed paid time off to search for other jobs, and employers must inform former employees of any suitable roles within 12 months of redundancy.

1. Offers of Alternative
Employment
Following
Redundancy

2. WHY
Avoid compulsory redundancies
Saves management time on complaints

3. HOW
Make the offer in writing
State the terms i.e. wages, job title, hours of
work etc
Give clear job description
Start immediately or within 4 weeks of their
current job ending
An employee can refuse alternative work if
they have a justified reason
If its too similar, they can lose the right to
claim redundancy

4. TRIAL PERIODS
An employee who takes an alternative job can trial the job
for four weeks. The four weeks starts as soon as their old
contract has ended.
If after four weeks the employee does not wish to take up
the job they can claim redundancy as long as their reason is
justifiable.
If during the four weeks the employer wishes to end the
trial for reasons connected to the job then the employee’s
right to redundancy is protected.
If the employee works past the four weeks and then
decides to leave they will lose their right to redundancy as it
will be seen they have accepted the new job
An employer can agree to extend the four week
period

5. Finding Alternative Work
Where the employee has been working for
two years or more and they are under
notice of redundancy they are allowed
reasonable time off to look for another
job. The employer does not have to pay
more than 2/5ths of a weeks pay
regardless of the amount of time off.
Any member of staff made redundant and
where an alternative job arises within the
following 12 months the employee should
be contacted in writing and informed of the

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