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Furlough scheme: Recent cases highlight importance of considering alternatives to redundancy
Sarah Evans examines two decisions on whether it was fair to make employees redundant instead of furloughing them and the wider lessons for employers making redundancies as the CJRS closes The distinguishing feature of these two cases, and a clear reminder to employers, is that a failure to consider an alternative to redundancy, whatever that …
Cases Referenced
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- Handley v Tatenhill Aviation Ltd [2021] ET 2603087/2020
- Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Ltd [2021] ET 3311636/2020
- Polkey v AE Dayton Services Ltd [1987] UKHL 8