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A letter confirming redundancy while offering suitable alternative employment, including trial period terms and next steps.
[Sender name]
[Sender address]
[date]
[Recipient name]
[Recipient address]
Dear [Recipient first name],
Outcome of redundancy consultation and offer of suitable alternative employment
Further to our meetings on [date(s)], I am writing to confirm the outcome of the redundancy consultation process.
Following a review of the Company’s operational requirements, it has been determined that your current position of [current job title] is no longer required and is therefore redundant. This decision is not related to your performance, which has consistently met the requirements and expectations of your role throughout your employment.
The selection process has been carried out in accordance with the Company’s redundancy procedure, which has been discussed with you during consultation.
As part of this process, we have explored opportunities to avoid redundancy wherever possible, including identifying suitable alternative employment within the organisation. I am pleased to confirm that we
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This template is used to formally confirm redundancy while offering the employee suitable alternative employment within the organisation.
It sets out the rationale for redundancy, outlines the alternative role being offered, and explains key terms including salary, hours, and location.
The letter also includes details of the statutory trial period and next steps, helping employers manage redundancy fairly and in compliance with employment law.
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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.
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The Redundancy confirmation and offer of suitable alternative employment letter 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.
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