How to explain your redundancy in a job interview
- Take your opportunity to explain the situation.
- Reference your successes in the role from which you were made redundant.
- Use positive language.
- Focus on what you have been doing since your redundancy.
- Explain why this role you’re applying for is a good fit for you.
What questions should you ask when being made redundant?
You should be ready to challenge your employer about the need for redundancies. Ask why; why now; what are they hoping the redundancy or redundancies will achieve; what will happen to your duties and responsibilities; what alternatives have they considered (for example, furlough etc)?
How do I prepare for a redundancy consultation?
Before the meeting
- Obtain copies of: the consultation proposals.
- Find out from your employer:
- Think about the wider impact of the proposed changes, for example:
- Prepare a list of questions and issues applicable to you:
How do you deal with unfair redundancy?
How to appeal against unfair dismissal
- Step one – appeal in writing. If you think your redundancy is unfair, firstly appeal against your employer’s decision.
- Step two – talk to your trade union representative.
- Step three – early conciliation.
- Step four – consider an employment tribunal.
Can I be made redundant without consultation?
If you do not consult employees in a redundancy situation, any redundancies you make will almost certainly be unfair and you could be taken to an employment tribunal. You must follow ‘collective consultation’ rules if you’re making 20 or more employees redundant within any 90-day period at a single establishment.
Do I need to mention redundancy in interview?
(Note, there’s no need to mention redundancy on your CV, it’s not standard practice to provide details on why you left previous roles.) However, if an interviewer asks, you should be honest and tell them you were made redundant – so you need to prepare an answer.
Do you get notice pay if made redundant?
If you’re made redundant, your job won’t end straight away – you’ll get a paid notice period. You might get notice pay instead of your notice period – this is called ‘pay in lieu of notice’. As long as you work your normal hours in your statutory notice period you’ll get your normal pay.
Can you negotiate redundancy package?
Negotiating a Redundancy Package – Conclusion. When you’re about to be made redundant, you have very little to lose by trying to negotiate a better redundancy package from your employer. Your employer wants to avoid subsequent legal action so will often be more flexible than you might expect.
Can you be made redundant without consultation?
You must consult with your employees before finalising any redundancies. If you do not hold genuine and meaningful consultation before making redundancies, employees could claim to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal. Consultation is when you talk and listen to affected employees.
Can you be made redundant while on furlough?
You can still be made redundant while you’re furloughed. You employer will take you off the furlough scheme when you start your notice period. They’ll still have to pay you any money you’re owed and follow the right process. They can’t discriminate against you – check if your redundancy is fair if you’re not sure.
How do you prove unfair redundancy?
The tribunal will look at whether:
- there was a genuine need to make redundancies in your workplace.
- your employer followed a fair procedure for consulting the workforce and selecting people for redundancy.
- the decision to select you was fair.
What is unfair selection for redundancy?
You can challenge your redundancy if you: have worked for your employer for at least 2 years and you think it wasn’t a genuine redundancy or your employer didn’t follow a fair redundancy selection process. think there was an ‘automatically unfair’ reason for your redundancy. think there was discrimination.
What to do when you find out you have been made redundant?
Whether the news about your redundancy is unexpected or not, finding out you no longer have a job can be unpleasant. Receiving difficult news makes it hard to process important information relating to your redundancy and to ask questions about its implications. In this article, we’ve developed 10 questions to ask if made redundant.
What to ask at a redundancy consultation meeting?
Employers will normally take notes of meetings and let you have a copy of the minutes following the meeting and give you an opportunity to comment on their accuracy. If there is no note taker, then you can ask for the meeting to be recorded. Read our article about Questions to ask at a redundancy consultation meeting.
Do you have to give your employer a notice of redundancy?
Yes, by law your employer must tell you in advance that you are being made redundant and they must keep paying you until you leave your job. This is called ‘redundancy notice’ and the details of this notice should be given to you in writing. How much redundancy notice will I get?
Is there any free legal advice on redundancy?
We are unable to provide free legal advice on redundancy situations. For £150 plus VAT at 20%, we offer a 45 minutes initial consultation via telephone with a senior solicitor to help you address your redundancy situation and answer questions to support you.
