Measures to avoid or minimise compulsory redundancies

6.1 Compulsory redundancy will always be a last resort and every effort will be made to find alternatives to making employees redundant. The Governing Body will, as part of the planning process, seek to avoid or minimise any compulsory redundancies by considering the following:

1. Achieving staffing reductions through natural turnover and employee resignations
2. Restricting the recruitment of permanent staff
3. Reducing the use of temporary staff without infringing employment rights (Refer to Fixed Term Guidelines on the Schoolsweb)
4. Reduction in hours - where agreed with the employee or allowed for in the contract of employment
5. Filling vacancies from among existing employees (offering suitable alternative work within the school)
6. Job share
7. Invite applicants for premature retirement
8. Invite voluntary redundancies
9. Seek suitable alternative employment for those issued with formal notice of compulsory redundancy, through the Employee Transfer Register