5. Our redundancy solicitors advise you not to take it personally.

Our redundancy solicitors advise that a difficult, but essential, step to overcome redundancy is acknowledging that the redundancy decision isn’t personal. A big part of this process is understanding why redundancies are happening.

Firstly, you have to remember that being made redundant in the current climate will not reflect poorly on you at all. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic has swept the world, causing the UK population to go into lockdown from the 23rd of March for the foreseeable future. Therefore, inevitability has had an unprecedented effect on the vast majority of UK businesses. Many companies have cut costs to keep themselves afloat. In contrast, a staggering 25% of UK businesses have had to close for good.

4. Our redundancy solicitors recommend to let the job search begin.

Searching for a new job can be scary, although it can act as a distraction from the redundancy and help put you in a positive frame of mind. However, for some people who were made redundant, they may not have needed to search for jobs for some time. Therefore, our redundancy solicitors advise that to set yourself up for success; it’s essential to ensure that you consider factors such as your CV being entirely up to date.

Furthermore, it’s great to be determined to bounce back and get a new role. Yet, our redundancy solicitors recommend that you take regular breaks. Spending too much time on applying for new jobs can exhaust you and lead to mistakes. Sending out fewer applications a day done to the best of your ability will result in more interest from future employers.

3. Manage your redundancy payoff.

Being made redundant and having to search for a new job is stressful enough as it is. Therefore, it’s good to try and reduce any other external stresses, such as financial concerns. Especially during the search for a new job our redundancy solicitors encourage you to manage your redundancy lump sum. Managing your money better can help you focus solely on the task at hand.

Some ideas that can help you manage and save money involve:

1) Applying for a job seekers allowance at gov.uk

2) Switching Bill providers

3) Changing tariffs on your mobile or broadband

These are not, by any means, the only ways of saving more money. But, by addressing economic changes like these early on, can help you maximise how long your redundancy payment can stretch and remove the pressure to get a new job quickly.

2. Leave redundancy in the past.

A crucial thing to keep in mind is to be forward-thinking in a time like this and try to see the redundancy process as a reset button. You can take this time to reassess both your career and life goals. For some people, being made redundant is an opportunity to start a new journey, especially if your previous job made you feel stressed and demotivated.

Discussing your ideas and options with your family and friends can be a good idea as these are the people who know you best and may help with your decision. Furthermore, it’s also a good idea to talk to an outsider about your potential career ideas. An outsider can provide impartial advice which may help you create more achievable goals.

1. Seek advice from a redundancy solicitor.

Seeking sound advice from a trusted redundancy solicitor is imperative to clearing your mind and allowing you to look to the future. It’s natural, after being made redundant, to have a whole array of questions. Questions may regard whether your settlement agreement is fair or if your employer conducted the correct redundancy procedure.

For some people, all these questions can sit on their minds and result in anger and frustration, which acts as a barrier to you moving forward. If you feel as though you weren’t informed properly or you were mistreated our redundancy solicitors encourage you to get legal advice. If you have a case, this is something that we will pursue, but if not, you will at least gain peace of mind.

Additionally, our redundancy solicitors advise that when being made redundant, you seek legal advice to go through and explain the settlement agreement to you thoroughly. Although this doesn’t sound like an essential way to deal with redundancy, it can save you a lot of time, stress and money in the future. By signing a settlement agreement without fully understanding the legal jargon, you could be agreeing to unfair conditions. Our redundancy solicitors can divert this problem and ensure you have strong future job prospects.