Redundancy pay

Writing about redundancy

Job Hunting

Rewriting your CV after redundancy

How to update your CV when a role has ended in redundancy, how to word the reason, and the time off you may be entitled to while you do it.

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Job Hunting

Preparing for job interviews after redundancy

A practical routine for interview preparation, from researching the employer to checking your notice period before you accept an offer.

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Employment Rights

Your Redundancy Rights: A Complete UK Guide for 2026

Your employer can't just hand you a letter and show you the door. Here's what the law actually says about consultation, selection criteria, alternative roles, and paid time off to job hunt.

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Tax & Finance

Redundancy Pay and Tax: What You'll Actually Receive

The headline figure your employer quotes is rarely what lands in your bank account. Here's how the £30,000 threshold, notice pay rules, and PENP actually work.

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Negotiation

Negotiating a Better Redundancy Package: What You Can Ask For

The first offer is almost never the best one. How to spot your leverage, push for more, and avoid the mistakes that cost people thousands.

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Redundancy Pay

How Statutory Redundancy Pay Is Calculated: Worked Examples for 2026

Age bands, the 20 year service cap and the £751 weekly limit, worked through with five real examples so you can check the figure your employer has put in front of you.

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Voluntary Redundancy

Voluntary Redundancy: What to Weigh Up Before You Volunteer

Volunteering is an application, not a resignation, and the employer can say no. What you keep, what you sign away in a settlement agreement, and the pension question people skip.

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Insolvency

When Your Employer Goes Bust: Claiming Redundancy Pay From the Insolvency Service

The money has not gone. The state pays statutory entitlements from the National Insurance Fund, but notice pay is a separate claim made later, and there is a six month deadline.

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Selection

Redundancy Selection Scoring: How to Read Your Matrix and Challenge It

The matrix looks like arithmetic and is really a pile of judgements. Where the errors actually are, which criteria are unlawful, and how to put a challenge your employer has to answer.

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