WorksheetsEmployment Law- Redundancy
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following redundancy scenarios would be a fair reason for dismissal?
Employer's business has closed as a whole
Employer is looking to minimise head count
Employee's actual place of work has closed down
Employer has decided to reduce size of workforce required to do a particular task
Which is the correct notice period for making an employee redundant?
At least 1 weeks notice if employed between 1 month and 2 years
At least 4 weeks notice if employed more than 2 years
At least 4 weeks notice, regardless of length of service
At least 12 weeks notice if employee has been there for years
Which is the incorrect notice period for redundancy consultation?
20-99 employees affected- 30 days minimum
100+ employees affected- 45 days minimum
under 20 employees affected- no minimum period
20-99 employees affected- 60 days minimum
Which of the following statements is true?
Employees incur no tax liability on statutory redundancy payments under £30,000
Employees pay basic rate tax on redundancy payments up to and including £30,000
Employers pay the tax on behalf of employees up to £30,000
Employees can take the money and run to the sunshine before the tax man catches them up
An employer is looking to make 24 people redundant from the same site within 90 days, how much notice must they give the Redundancy Payments Service?
45 days
30 days
60 days
90 days
What is the prospective penalty for incorrectly informing, or failing to inform, the secretary of state regarding proposed redundancies
Uncapped fine for each individual within the organisation found to be negligent by their actions
£5000 fine for each director of the company involved
3 months in jail, totalled for each person being made redundant
Being struck off as a director at Companies House
John, the HR manager has been tasked with selecting 20 individuals for redundancy. How should he go about making his selections?
Get a list of employees and stick pins in it blindfolded, this way he can't be accused of favouritism
Identify selection criteria objectively, and apply it fairly, with the aid of a scoring matrix or similar
Ask his colleagues who they don't like and propose those named to be first to go
Work out who costs the most money and get rid of them first
An employee is placed under notice of redundancy by their company. They then receive an offer of employment by another organisation and give notice of intention to leave with in redundancy period. What are their rights?
If agreed by employer, they are free to go immediately but with no money
If agreed by employer they are free to go after notice period agreed upon, and will receive redundancy payment also
If refused, they must verbally withdraw their notice to leave
They have the right to be escorted from the building immediately
What is the current financial caps on statutory redundancy payments?
£500 per week, and 26 years employment
£525 per week and 20 years employment
£508 per week and 22 years employment
No cap on weekly earnings or length of service
