Redundancy is the process in which an employee is dismissed for the following reasons:
- Relocation - if the organisation relocates to an inconvenient location for the employee then they qualify for redundancy.
- Cessation – when an employer decides to cease business or close part of the business where an employee works.
- Surplus labour – when employers’ need to downsize their staff for various reasons including the introduction of labour-saving devices or re-organisation of the business.