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A structured meeting script to formally place an employee at risk of redundancy and begin a fair consultation process.
Purpose of the meeting
This meeting is to formally inform you that your role is at risk of redundancy. No decisions have been made at this stage, and this meeting marks the start of a consultation process.
Opening the meeting
Thank you for attending today. I understand this may be difficult news, and I want to reassure you that this meeting is about discussing a proposal, not confirming an outcome.
Explanation of the business rationale
The
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This redundancy at risk meeting script helps managers communicate difficult news clearly, lawfully, and sensitively. It provides a structured approach to starting a redundancy consultation process.
The script ensures employees understand that no decision has been made, explains the business rationale, and sets out the next steps in a fair and transparent way.
Using this script supports compliance with employment law, reduces legal risk, and helps maintain trust and professionalism during redundancy situations.
Use these best practice actions, recommended timescales and process stages to understand when and how the Redundancy at risk meeting script should be used, helping ensure each step is handled consistently and appropriately documented.
Yes. This template has been designed for organisations of all sizes, including small businesses, charities and growing employers. It follows UK employment law best practice and can be adapted to suit your organisation.
Our templates are developed with UK employment legislation, Acas guidance and HR best practice in mind and are reviewed and updated as relevant requirements change. However, every employment situation is different, so the template should be adapted to the circumstances and checked against the employee's contract and your organisation's procedures before use.
Yes, we highlight the areas of the document that you need to update with your own details, and where you need to make decisions to suit your situation. This saves you time and ensures that you meet best practice.
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How this content is developed and reviewed
The Redundancy at risk meeting script template is developed using a practical HR methodology that considers current UK employment legislation, ACAS guidance, CIPD good practice and the real-world HR process it supports. Templates are regularly reviewed and updated, with additional reviews triggered by significant changes to legislation, guidance or established HR practice, helping ensure each document remains practical, relevant and suitable for UK employers.
Darryl Horn, Chartered HR Director
Darryl is a Chartered HR professional with over 25 years' experience in senior HR and employee relations roles.
He has extensive practical experience of managing redundancy processes and founded hrdocbox to provide businesses with practical, professionally developed HR resources grounded in UK employment law and best practice.
HRDocBox has been creating practical UK HR documents since 2009.
"Darryl provides support and advice with excellent judgement, and has a strong understanding of people, policies and UK employment legislation."
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