Do normal notice periods still apply to redundancy?
This was selected as Best Answer If any employee leaves before their notice period expires without the consent of the employer, that employee will be in breach of contract. Usually, the employer has little recourse because the usual remedy is damages, which are difficult (if not impossible) to quantify, as they reflect actual financial loss only. The legal and time cost required to pursue the matter ensure that such actions are not usually commercially viable. In the case of a redundancy however, if the employee leaves before their contractual notice period expires the employer can treat the contract as discharged and will no longer be under the obligation to make any redundancy payments. In practice, this means that the employer can ensure that the employee complies with his contractual obligations. If no redundancy payments are in fact payable (due to insufficient service etc) or the amount involved is small, your client may wish to take the view that the likelihood of action for bre
