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Restructuring, redundancy, and workplace change

Implementing restructures, redundancies and workplace change can be challenging. Always alive to potential sensitivities, we support you through the whole process, shaping our advice to meet your priorities.

We are experts in the management and coordination of restructuring and redundancy programmes and large-scale workplace change projects.

Whether you are managing a complex restructuring exercise across multiple sites or jurisdictions, or implementing smaller-scale redundancy programmes, we can support you throughout the process.

Our approach is rooted in a commitment to take the time to understand your strategic goals, ensuring you achieve your business objectives efficiently and responsibly and with minimal legal risk.

A wealth of experience of handling redundancy and restructures coupled with our proactive approach means we can identify and address potential issues at the outset, saving time and costs, and simplifying decision-making to ensure that programmes run smoothly.

We are also very experienced in advising on restructures and redundancies within unionised environments with a focus on supporting you to achieve constructive engagement with trade unions and employee representative bodies.

As well as advising on strategy, we can also help you deliver the project on the ground. With a wide-ranging suite of example documentation, we can also help with shaping a workable approach to consultation, advise on internal and external communications and help manage reputational risk. We also provide line manager and HR training to support the process.

At Burges Salmon, our advice on restructuring, redundancy and workplace change is designed to proactively address your particular challenges, ensuring comprehensive support and guidance throughout the process.

Services

Managing and coordinating effective restructuring programmes

Tailored solutions for multi-site and multi-jurisdictional restructuring exercises.

Advising on large-scale collective redundancy exercises

Expert guidance on redundancy processes, including advising on negotiations where trade unions are recognised.

Advising on change management programmes

Practical advice on implementing changes to terms and conditions, including in relation to cost cutting measures.

Training for managers and HR teams

Comprehensive programmes to equip your team with the skills to run restructuring, redundancy and workplace change programmes effectively.

Examples of our work

Multinational defence and aerospace company

Guided the organisation through a UK-wide restructuring involving 1,700 staff.

Aerospace, defence and nuclear engineering services provider

Delivered comprehensive advice on a complex restructure spanning multiple UK entities, functions and locations over a one-year period.

Global fashion brand

Advised on the restructure of a number of board level roles and supported the transition to a new senior management structure.

International media company

Advised on restructuring and related redundancies and changes to terms and conditions following a merger.

Large international entity

Supported a time-critical UK site closure which included a collective redundancy consultation process.

Global manufacturing company

Advised on the UK aspects and provided wider project management support on an urgent multi-phase European restructuring programme spanning 7 jurisdictions.

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What others say

“The team really take time to understand the issues, the organisation, business risk appetite and preferred approach. They work with that information to provide appropriate advice and recommendations, challenging thinking, and identifying risks and potential solutions.”

Legal 500 UK 2024

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