Dealing with pregnant employees in a redundancy situation

By Jo Stubbs

A recent report from maternity rights charity Maternity Action revealed that one in every twenty mothers are made redundant during pregnancy or maternity leave or when they return to work. The charity calls for a change in the law to further protect pregnant women and new mothers at work.

How to legally make employees redundant

By David Craik

Tata Steel’s decision to make 250 people redundant at its Llanwern steel works to cut costs will have an emotional toil on both employer and employees. It should make every boss consider how they would react if they were faced to cut costs because of ailing demand or a lost contract – and here’s a guide on how to do it.