A system’s quality, maintainability, reliability, availability, and safety give a measure of how well it performs in its environment. Functional safety is the overall safety of a system against likely ...

I speak from experience when I say losing your job sucks — even more so when it's one that made you happy. It's a scenario many people are facing during the pandemic. When Dan Victory was made ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “I can’t save every job. I can’t protect every single business.” The words of chancellor Rishi Sunak last week ...

Industrial controller redundancy improves system availability, but only if it is implemented with the right capabilities. In many cases, conventional wisdom tells us that if one is good then two are ...

With warnings of a potential recession, some employers may be making difficult decisions about making staff redundant. Sophie Georgiou and Sarah Rushton outline the key elements in a fair and legal ...

The University of Derby has reported itself to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after sending letters that revealed which staff members were at risk of redundancy. The BBC understands the ...

As employers make job cuts to tackle the after effects of recession, what are your redundancy rights? Read on to find out where you stand legally with your employer, and calculate the minimum ...

When an employee takes ill and is unable to work, the business often has no choice but to consider separation. We sometimes assume that a severance payment would be due to the employee, but true ...

Making an employee redundant likely wasn’t an easy decision for any business owner, but if you’re now contemplating bringing that employee back on board, then it must have been especially difficult.