[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] [Insert name and address of trade union or representative] Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) Dear [insert name of organisation or employee representative] [Following your election as employee representative in the ballot on [date], we OR We] write, in accordance with section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, to [inform you OR confirm] that we propose to make a number of employees redundant at [specify location]. The reason for the proposed redundancies is [specify business reasons for redundancy eg the Company has been experiencing poor sales for some time now.

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As you know, [specify business reasons for redundancy eg the Company has been experiencing poor sales for some time now. Our hopes that the market for our products would pick up have, so far, proved ill-founded]. We

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) During the staff meeting on [insert date], we informed you that we were in a redundancy situation because [set out reasons as in Letter—Redundancy (1) informing employees in selection pool of risk of redundancy (individual consultation)] and that you were in the pool for selection. We informed you of the selection criteria which the Company proposed to apply, which were: [specify criteria eg attendance record, disciplinary record, skills or experience, standard of work performance, aptitude for work, efficiency, qualifications or training, greater experience in certain particular tasks or on certain machines, length of service (as one of a number of criteria or tie break)].[ We also [set out steps we have taken to avoid redundancies and ]asked staff to put forward any proposals they might have for minimising

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) During the staff meeting on [insert date], we informed you that we were in a redundancy situation because [set out reasons as in Letter—Redundancy (1) informing employees in selection pool of risk of redundancy (individual consultation)] and that you were in

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As you know, [specify business reasons for redundancy eg the Company has been experiencing poor sales for some time now. Our hopes that the market for our products would

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As you know, it has been necessary to [close the Company's operations OR make a number of redundancies] in [insert name of eg department]. We have consulted with you following your selection against the criteria set out in our letter dated [insert date]. At our consultation meeting on [insert date], we discussed your assessment against the criteria. [You put

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) Following the [two] consultation meetings we have had recently, I regret to confirm your selection for redundancy. As has been explained to you, the reason for your redundancy is [specify business reasons]. At the [second] consultation meeting, we discussed [set out what was discussed and the Company's response to any comments and/or suggestions made]. All ways of avoiding or limiting the redundancies and all alternative positions have now been considered but unfortunately there are none that are [suitable AND/OR available AND/OR . Following these discussions the decision has been taken that your employment will terminate by reason of redundancy on [insert date]. This letter sets out various consequential details. Right of appeal You have the right to appeal against the decision to dismiss you for redundancy. If you wish to appeal, you should do so within [five] working days of receipt of this letter. Please send a letter setting out the grounds of your

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As you know, we have been consulting with employee representatives on the redundancy situation, including whether there is any way of avoiding redundancies, reducing the numbers affected or lessening their impact, as well as the selection pool and the criteria for selection. After consideration, the criteria were finalised as being: [specify criteria eg attendance record, disciplinary record, skills or experience, standard of work performance, aptitude for work, efficiency, qualifications or training, greater experience in certain particular tasks or on certain machines, length of service]. [There have not been [any OR sufficient] applications for voluntary redundancy. ] We have[ therefore] now carried out a selection assessment, applying the selection criteria to you and the other employees in the pool. I

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As you know, we have been consulting with employee representatives on the redundancy situation, including whether there is any way of avoiding redundancies, reducing the numbers affected

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As you know, it has been necessary to [close the Company's operations OR make a number of redundancies] in [insert name of eg department]. We have consulted[ with [trade union OR employee] representatives on the redundancy situation and] with you following your selection against the criteria set out in our letter dated [insert date]. At our consultation

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) Following our consultation with [trade union OR employee]  representatives on the redundancy situation and the [two] consultation meetings we have had, I regret to confirm your selection for redundancy. As was explained to you, the reason for your redundancy is [specify business reasons]. At the [second] consultation meeting we discussed [set out what was discussed and the Company's response to any comments and/or suggestions made]. All ways of avoiding or limiting the redundancies and all alternative positions have now been considered but unfortunately there are none that are suitable and/or available. A decision has accordingly now been taken that your employment will, therefore, terminate by reason of redundancy on [insert date], and this letter sets out various consequential details. Right of appeal You have the right to appeal against the decision to dismiss you for redundancy. If you wish to appeal, you should do so within [five] days of receipt of this letter.

[Insert name and job title of intended recipient] [Insert name of employer company] [Insert address of recipient at employer] [Insert date] Dear [insert name] Flexible working request I am writing to request a flexible working arrangement under my statutory right, as set out in section 80F of the Employment Rights Act 1996. If agreed, this will amount to a change in my terms and conditions of employment. I am eligible to make this request because: • I am an employee of [insert name of employer company]; • [I am an agency worker making this request following my recent return from a period of parental leave. That leave began on [insert date] and I returned from it on [insert date];] • [I