How-to guide: The duty to offer suitable alternative employment during a redundancy process (UK)

Updated as of: 14 August 2025
This how-to guide provides guidance to in-house counsel, private practice lawyers and human resources professionals working in England, Wales and Scotland (GB) on how to comply with the duty to offer suitable alternative employment during a redundancy process. This guide does not apply to Northern Ireland, where employment law is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly.