Redundancy advice for employers

As an employer you may be forced to consider the possibility of redundancies either to reduce costs or to achieve an organisational structure that meets your business needs.

Innes Clark

Partner

Innes is a Partner and heads up our Litigation Division which is one of the largest and most experienced litigation teams in Scotland.

0131 516 9564

Contact me

innes.clark@morton-fraser.com

A failure to follow the correct process can result in an expensive unfair dismissal claim. Our specialist employment lawyers, based in Edinburgh and Glasgow, will work with you to devise a strategy and support you in implementing it.

Clear advice

Our employment lawyers can provide you with a clear, step by step process to follow as well as providing you with all necessary documentation tailored to your organisation's needs including announcements, letters and selection criteria. Alternatively, if you prefer, we can sense check all or part of the process you are planning.

Benefits we bring

We will help you achieve your desired structure and minimise the risk of an Employment Tribunal claim. We are always mindful of the impact that redundancies can have on your organisation and its employees and our advice takes account of this to minimise the impact on your business.

The lawyers in our employment law team regularly advise employers on redundancies and we have advised on a diverse range of scenarios over the years. We have more Law Society of Scotland accredited employment law specialists than any other team in Scotland. The team is rated by both Chambers and Legal 500 as one of the best in Scotland.

Our approach to fees

As well as providing clear advice we guarantee that we will be transparent on costs.

We offer fixed fee packages for advising on redundancies. If it is not possible to provide a fixed fee then we will provide a clear indication of the likely fee based on an agreed scope of work.

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What our clients and peers say:

Market standing: "They have a first-class employment department."

Chambers & Partners

"Morton Fraser ‘empowers its clients to make the right decisions’. The ‘extremely responsive and professional’ team acts for employers and employees alike and is particularly known for advising public sector clients, SMEs and senior executives."

Legal 500

"Morton Fraser adopts an ‘honest, two way relationship’ with clients, and is known for advising on high-profile, complex cases for private and public sector organisations... The practice also acts for a range of employee clients, particularly senior management and executives."

Legal 500

"Morton Fraser's deep bench of practitioners also has extensive experience in employment tribunals."

Chambers & Partners

"They are very approachable. You are always made to feel that they are happy to help and that your query, however small, is important to them."

Employer client

"They are always on hand at short notice, and always able to accommodate emergency situations that crop up in the area of employment law."

Employer client

Morton Fraser’s team stands out for its ‘commercial approach to difficult employment law issues’ and ‘a clear ability to mitigate risk’.

Legal 500 2018/19

'Friendly approachable and good to have on your side'.

Legal 500 2019/20

'Very committed to making even the most tortuous things as painless as possible'.

Legal 500 2019/20

They are a great team to work with and they very much recognise the importance of the personal element of the solicitor-client relationship.

Chambers and Partner 2020

Commercial insights and ability to think around different scenarios.

Chambers and Partners 2020

‘Exceptional service. Provided honest, truthful advice. Left me with total confidence in advice given.‘

Legal 500 2020/21

‘Morton Fraser’s partnership and strategic understanding of our organisation during a significant period of change for us is exceptional and their ability to provide pragmatic and risk managed advice is superb.‘

Legal 500 2020/21

"They are incredibly knowledgeable and strategic thinkers, and give common-sense advice."

Chambers and Partners 2021

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Redundancy

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