What Must Nokia do to Carry out Their Redundancies Legally?

Thu 26th Oct 2023

Nokia recently announced that on the back of disappointing financial results they will be cutting up to 14,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2026 in the hope to slash costs and adapt to challenging market conditions.

Chris cook discusses the importance of considering alternatives to redundancies, and how to carry out redundancies legally if they are essential in recent articles published in HR Review and TechRound.

HR Review article.

TechRound article.

For help and advice on this topic or related issues, please do not hesitate to contact Chris Cook on 01727 798089, or email chris.cook@salaw.com.

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