Reducing workforce costs: The alternatives to redundancy

Many employers are faced with the need to reduce workforce costs – however redundancies are not the only option.

There are alternatives which can help reduce the costs of your workforce, avoiding the need to make redundancies and providing other benefits to your business such as talent retention, preventing the negative message of redundancies and the impact on morale, as well as reducing the risk of legal claims. You should always consider the alternatives first, even where redundancies may ultimately be necessary.

In this training session, we look at how you can reduce your workforce costs without redundancies, including short time working, lay-offs, reducing pay, a shortened working week, and introducing more flexibility to working arrangements.

Delivered by experienced employment lawyers, we provide expert guidance and best practice advice to help you better understand the legal and practical issues you will face, and how to achieve the right outcomes for your business.

What are the benefits of this training session?

You will:

• Learn how to manage a business restructuring exercise to reduce workforce costs effectively.
• See how to consult with staff regarding business changes.
• Gain an understanding of how to vary contracts of employment.
• Improve your communication with your staff.
• Understand how to reduce the legal risk of claims to your business.

Want to know more?

We provide bespoke training sessions, tailored to your business and workforce situation. Our experts will discuss your requirements with you in advance and develop a bespoke training session, delivered either online or face-to-face.

For more information about the training, please contact Lee Jefcott or Hannah Morrison.