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All Legal Journeys
Employment Law
UK-wide
5 stages
6–18 months
Reviewed 2026-05-22
Redundancy challenge journey
Challenge an unfair redundancy through internal appeal, ACAS conciliation, and Employment Tribunal.
Who Uses This Journey
Employees made (or being made) redundant who believe the process was unfair, the selection criteria discriminatory, or the consultation inadequate.
Stage-by-Stage Timeline
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1
Identify procedural defects
Check: was there meaningful individual/collective consultation? Was selection criteria fair? Were suitable alternative roles considered?
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2
Internal appeal
Appeal the dismissal in writing within the company's policy timeframe (usually 5–10 days).
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3
ACAS Early Conciliation
Mandatory.
Deadline: 3 months less 1 day from EDT
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4
ET1 — unfair dismissal
Claim on grounds of unfair selection, inadequate consultation, or failure to consider alternatives.
Forms at This Stage
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5
Hearing and remedy
Same compensation framework as unfair dismissal (basic + compensatory).