Layoff / Short Time Working
Our team of Employment Solicitors can give advice on any matters concerning layoff / short time working.
Given the current economic climate employers are frequently being forced to resort to layoff and short time working for their employees.
What Is A Layoff?
- When employees are not provided with work by their employer and the situation is expected to be temporary, they are regarded as laid off.
- Where the layoff amounts to dismissal, the employees may have an entitlement to redundancy pay or subject to certain conditions, they may be able to claim unfair dismissal to an Employment Tribunal
What Is Short-Time Working?
Short time working occurs when employees are laid off for a number of contractual days each week, or for a number of hours during a working day. Layoff and short time working is only an option for employers in certain circumstances. In addition, after a certain period of layoff or short time working an employee may be able to claim a redundancy payment.
Our specialist Employment Solicitors can advise you if your employer is acting within the law or if they are breaching your employment contract by placing you on short time working or layoff.
