Redundancy Support Employers Can Rely On
Clear, compliant guidance to help you manage redundancies with confidence and care.
Managing redundancies is one of the most challenging responsibilities an employer can face, with significant legal, financial and people risks if handled incorrectly. At Park City Consulting, we provide experienced, practical redundancy support tailored to your business, helping you follow the correct process, remain fully compliant, and treat employees fairly throughout.
Expert Guidance for a Smooth Redundancy Process
Outsourcing your HR when you’re going through a business restructuring or significant change is a sensible decision. If you have to make redundancies but don’t have the time or expertise to manage the process properly, then external HR support is a must.
When you work with Park City you get access to experienced HR professionals who can handle every part of the redundancy process.
This includes advising on redundancy decisions, managing legal documents, and facilitating smooth transitions for affected employees, including helping them find new jobs. We also provide support for employees seeking a new job, ensuring they understand their legal rights to reasonable time off and potential wage compensation.
By outsourcing to us you can focus on your core business while we handle the complexity of the redundancy process and keep your organisation compliant, efficient and supportive throughout.
Meet Our HR Team
Get to know the team you will be working with and who will be providing advice and support to your business.
Jennie Galione
HR Operations Manager
Chartered MCIPD (Level 7)/CMgr
Sam Parcell
HR Business Partner and Administration Manager
Assoc CIPD/CMgr MCMI
Micah Charlesworth
HR Business Partner
Assoc CIPD (Level 7)
Tasha Markham-Lee
HR Advisor
Level 5 CIPD
Doug Betts
HR Business Partner
Penny Longford
HR Business Partner
When is the right time to outsource Redundancy Support for Employers?
When your business is restructuring or going through big changes, outsourcing your HR functions, especially for managing redundancies becomes key.
In cases of collective redundancy, where 20 or more employees are being made redundant from the same workplace, it is crucial to follow legal obligations and conduct group consultations.
If you need ongoing support to ensure a fair redundancy process, follow statutory redundancy pay rules and manage employee notice periods, then it’s time to bring in external expertise. When internal resources are stretched and compliance with employment law is critical, a specialist HR partner can help mitigate risk and navigate the consultation and decision-making process, including engaging with employee representatives.
By outsourcing HR you get expert guidance so you can focus on your core business and your redundancy processes will be handled professionally and with minimal disruption to your employees.
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Supporting SMEs with a Fair Redundancy Support
At Park City, we help business owners and managers in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the complex and emotional process of making staff redundant.
Based in Essex we serve businesses in the surrounding areas and offer a personal service to ensure every redundancy is fair and transparent. Our approach is tailored to SMEs and we provide expert support during this difficult time, ensuring redundancy selections are conducted in a fair way.
Our team is up to date with the latest employment law and best practice so every step of the redundancy process – from collective consultations to redundancy pay calculations – is done in accordance with the law. We know how sensitive and complex redundancies can be and we will guide you through each stage smoothly and responsibly, including supporting employees who are made redundant.
By working with us you benefit from our expertise in managing these transitions, minimising risk and supporting your business and employees through the process. We also assist in finding suitable alternative employment for employees, helping them transition to new roles within the organisation.
Frequently Asked Questions
When you have to make redundancies, the first step is to talk to the experts who can walk you through the process. At Park City, we can support you through the whole process. We’ll help you with everything from the initial meetings with employees to exploring alternative employment options and ensuring you comply with all the legislation. We’ll help you understand your responsibility as an employer including providing reasonable time for consultations and making informed decisions.
A fair redundancy process requires careful planning and compliance with the legislation. Park City can guide you through the process so your redundancy is done fairly and openly. We’ll help you navigate the redundancy laws including offering suitable alternative employment to affected employees and avoiding discrimination claims. We’ll help prepare settlement agreements and manage redundancy pay calculations to ensure your process is legal and ethical.
Consulting with employees is a key part of the redundancy process. At Park City we’ll guide you through the consultation process so it’s done properly and within a reasonable timescale. We’ll help you prepare for and conduct the consultations, advise on discussing alternative employment options and ensure all employees are informed of their rights and entitlements. We want to help you have a fair process and reduce the risk of disputes.
Finding suitable alternative employment is a key part of making redundancies fair. Park City will help you identify and offer alternative roles within your business to employees at risk of redundancy. We’ll assess the suitability of those roles and ensure employees are given a fair chance to move into new roles so redundancies have less impact and the transition is smoother for both employers and employees.
When preparing a settlement agreement it needs to meet the legal standards and be fair to the employee. Park City can help with drafting and negotiating the agreement to ensure it covers all the necessary bits such as redundancy pay, any additional compensation and the terms of the agreement. We’ll make sure agreements are clear, fair and compliant with employment law so both your interests and your employees are protected.
Reducing the risk of discrimination claims is a key part of the redundancy process. At Park City we’ll advise on best practices to avoid discrimination and ensure all redundancy decisions are based on objective criteria. We’ll help you document and justify your decisions, provide training on fair redundancy practices and help you deal with any potential unfair treatment claims. We want to help you have a legally compliant and employee-sensitive redundancy process.
Why Outsourcing HR for Redundancies is a Smart Move
Outsourcing your HR functions, especially for redundancies, is a strategic advantage for your business. By working with experts like us at Park City you get access to a team of experienced professionals without the overhead of an in-house HR department. This means you get top-notch redundancy advice so the entire redundancy process is fair and employment law compliant.
Employers might consider offering voluntary redundancy to reduce the number of compulsory redundancies and encourage employees to leave voluntarily, making the process less contentious and more manageable.
Our expertise covers areas such as redundancy pay, legal documentation and collective consultation with any recognised trade union so you avoid the pitfalls and employment tribunal claims. Let us manage the redundancy decisions and navigate the complex process for you, so you save time and resources and have peace of mind at a critical time for your business, ensuring you avoid potential unfair dismissal claims.