Redundancy Consultation Script - Third Formal Meeting

This is a structured, word-for-word script to help you run the third and final redundancy consultation meeting — ensuring the process is complete, fair, and fully evidenced before any decision is made.

At this stage, the focus is on closing the consultation properly: reviewing what has been discussed, confirming that all alternatives have been explored, and giving the employee a final opportunity to provide input.

The script ensures you handle this critical stage carefully — demonstrating that consultation has been genuine and thorough, while avoiding any suggestion that the outcome has already been predetermined.

It helps you bring the process to a close in a controlled, professional, and defensible way.

Who is it for?

• Founders and CEOs leading redundancy processes
• Managers responsible for concluding consultation
• SME owners without in-house HR expertise
• HR professionals ensuring process integrity and fairness

What does it cover?

• Opening the meeting and reinforcing no decision has been made
• Recapping the full consultation process to date
• Confirming all alternatives to redundancy have been explored
• Reviewing redeployment outcomes and opportunities
• Giving the employee a final opportunity to provide input
• Checking for any outstanding concerns or challenges
• Confirming support available
• Closing consultation clearly and professionally
• Setting expectations for next steps (outcome stage)

When is it used?

• At the final stage of redundancy consultation
• After all meetings, feedback, and alternatives have been explored
• Before making and communicating a final decision
• When preparing to move to the outcome stage

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