ABSTRACT
Questions on redundancy very often involve other areas discussed earlier in this book. In order to claim a redundancy payment, an employee must show that he or she has been dismissed for reasons of redundancy and therefore previous questions elucidating what constitutes a dismissal are relevant. In addition, there is an overlap between unfair dismissal and redundancy, in that although redundancy may be one of the fair reasons for dismissal, the procedure adopted by the employer may render the redundancy unfair. Some examination questions may deal with this aspect under a general unfair dismissal question, but it is also a likely adjunct to a redundancy question and, therefore, students should be knowledgeable on both areas before feeling sufficiently prepared for either.
