Letter confirming decision on employee appeal against redundancy

What is a letter confirming decision on employee appeal against redundancy letter and when should you use it?

You can use this letter to confirm your final decision on the employee’s redundancy position, following the appeal meeting.

The WRC Code of Practice recommends that an employer should inform the employee of the outcome of the appeal in writing as soon as possible after the hearing.

There are no formalities about the content of this letter.

Nevertheless, it is advisable to make clear the reasons for your decision in a reasonable level of detail.

The decision taken at the appeal stage is equally open to scrutiny as the original decision.

It should never be viewed as a rubber-stamping exercise.

Take care to ensure that you have addressed each ground of appeal that the employee has raised.

Employers aren’t legally obliged to follow the code, but not following it (or not running a process that is consistent with it) is likely to negatively influence the WRCs attitude towards you as an employer, if you end up defending yourself against an employee claim in a WRC hearing.

To find out more about how this letter fits within the redundancy process take a look at out step by step guide to handling a redundancy