Restructuring a business

If you are at the point where you need to restructure your business or you are considering a merger or acquisition of another business, there are a number of legal issues you will need to consider as well as practical implications to ensure the process is handled as sensitively and as smoothly as possible.

Failure to comply with legal requirements when redundancies are involved or employees are being transferred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, also known as TUPE, can expose you to the risk of employment tribunal claims and high financial penalties so it is important to get advice to ensure you follow the correct procedures.

How we can help?

We can provide advice on all your legal obligations and guide you on the consultation processes you will need to follow with your employees.

We can support you on managing any redundancies, planning and implementing an effective redundancy selection procedure and communicating with employees including preparation of all documentation.

Where appropriate, we can offer career counselling and outplacement support for any employees made redundant to help them find alternative employment.

If employees are being transferred from one business into another and TUPE applies, we can provide advice in respect of the steps you need to take to comply with the Regulations as well as support post transfer.

We can provide support to keep those employees who remain in the business motivated and engaged.

Once the restructure is complete, we can carry out a HR health check to ensure that all your HR systems, practices and procedures are fit for purpose and compliant. We can also provide advice on the harmonisation of terms and conditions of employment if you have employees on different terms and conditions as a result of a merger or acquisition.

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