6. Withdrawing Redundancy Notice

Withdrawing redundancy notice due to change of circumstances You have a duty to continue to seek work for an employee served with notice of redundancy right up until the date their employment terminates. Sometimes, there might be a change in your business circumstances such that you are actually in a position to withdraw the redundancy notice, extend the notice or offer the employee their job back. However, this needs their consent. Consent to withdrawal Once you’ve issued a notice of termination of employment to an employee, you cannot unilaterally withdraw it, even if there is a change in business circumstances resulting in the redundancy situation no longer existing (this is the same if an employee clearly gives you notice, they cannot retract it without your agreement). This is…