The Impact of Failure to Follow the Correct Procedure When Making Redundancies

Wed 25th Jan 2023

Retail giant Next recently bought online furniture brand Made.com after it was announced that it was going into administration, however 320 employees were still made redundant over Zoom.

In a recent article published in SME Today, Stephanie Clarke discusses the correct procedures that need to be followed when making redundancies, and the impact it can have if companies fail to comply.

You can read the article in full here.

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