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Redundancy Guides

Plain-English guides on your UK statutory redundancy rights, how pay is calculated, and what to do next.

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What counts as weekly pay

Regular pay, overtime, commission, bonuses — and what is excluded.

Age and redundancy pay

Why older workers receive more per year. Multiplier bands and examples.

Is my pay capped?

The weekly and total payout caps — who is affected and the maximum payable.

Redundancy pay cap explained

The weekly and total caps — who they affect and what your maximum entitlement is.

Years of service

How service is counted, what breaks it, and why 20 years is the maximum.

All guides

Understanding your pay

What counts as weekly payPay
How much will I get?Pay
Age and redundancy payPay
Is my pay capped?Pay
Redundancy pay cap explainedPay
Years of servicePay
Statutory vs contractual redundancyPay
Tax on redundancy payPay
Employer guide: calculating redundancy payPay

Your rights

Who qualifies for statutory redundancyRights
Genuine redundancy vs unfair dismissalRights
Redundancy at 50 plusRights
Your redundancy consultation rightsRights
Redundancy tribunal: what to expectRights

Practical steps

Notice periods, garden leave and PILONProcess
How to claim statutory redundancyProcess
Voluntary redundancy guideProcess
Settlement agreements explainedProcess
Company sale, merger and redundancyProcess

Money and benefits

Redundancy and Universal CreditBenefits
Tax on redundancy payBenefits

For employers

Redundancy consultation for employersEmployer
Calculating redundancy pay correctlyEmployer
Alternatives to redundancy for employersEmployer