A note on Redundancy Bumping. Bumping is the process of moving a potentially redundant employee\u00a0 into another role, and dismissing the employee currently performing that role. Here are my notes.<\/p>\n
From Employment Solicitor, we have a clear definition<\/a>,<\/p>\n Bumping is the process of moving a potentially redundant employee (A) into another role, and dismissing the employee currently performing that role (B).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The author also has some good summaries of factors of relevance and fair and unfair use cases.<\/p>\n Here’s Thompsons, on the seminal case, Mirab v Mentor Graphics (UK) Ltd, where what seems a very poor tribunal ruling was overruled by the EAT<\/a>.<\/p>\n I am particularly unimpressed with the original tribunal argument that an appeal can be inadequate if the original decision was sound; particularly as the original decision was not<\/em> sound.\u00a0 The clear conclusion is that unless bumping is considered by management<\/p>\n The conclusion I draw is that “bumping” is legal but the selection for redundancy must remain fair and objective. Bogus redundancy pools, created for a specific outcome, are not permitted.<\/p>\n