Cleaners
Redundancy Process for Cleaners
Plain-English guidance on redundancy process for UK cleaners and small business owners — what the law requires and how to handle it without making costly mistakes.
Real situations cleaners face
- —an office cleaner made redundant when a client cancels their contract and no alternative site is available.
- —a full-time cleaner challenging selection for redundancy when part-time staff on the same site were kept on.
- —a redundancy process where the employer issued the dismissal letter before the consultation meeting had taken place.
These are exactly the kinds of situations where getting the redundancy process process wrong can lead to an employment tribunal claim.
What you need to know as a cleaning employer
As a cleaning employer, handling redundancy process correctly is essential to avoid employment tribunal claims. UK employment law applies to all employers regardless of business size, and the consequences of getting the process wrong can be costly.
The situations that most commonly arise for cleaning businesses include: an office cleaner made redundant when a client cancels their contract and no alternative site is available, a full-time cleaner challenging selection for redundancy when part-time staff on the same site were kept on, a redundancy process where the employer issued the dismissal letter before the consultation meeting had taken place. Each of these requires a correct and documented process to protect your business.
This guide covers what you need to do as a cleaning employer. For the complete step-by-step process, read the full guide linked below.
Read the full guide
We have a detailed article covering redundancy process that walks you through every step of the process.
Read: Redundancy Process — the complete guide →More guides for cleaners
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