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Not so voluntary redundancy?


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13 Oct 2008 5:05PM
Shepherd+ Wedderburn
  • Authors:
  • Kim Pattullo
  • Sheila Gunn
  • Blair Adams

With the current economic downturn, many employers have been forced to consider rationalising staff numbers.

Given the negative publicity and political constraints that may surround the official announcement of redundancies, particularly in the public sector, some employers offer voluntary severance to employees as a more palatable alternative to compulsory redundancies.

However, employers must bear in mind that volunteers for redundancy are frequently regarded in law as dismissed by reas... (25 more words)



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