This request can be made up to 60 days after the dismissal, or 60 days after they find out about the dismissal if that is later. The employer must provide the written statement within 14 days after such a request. If the employer fails to provide this written statement, the employee may consequently be able to raise a grievance long after the required 90-day limitation period . This can be done before or after an actual redundancy is planned. It is also up to the parties to decide what any redundancy compensation should be.
Employees can raise a personal grievance if they believe their employer has acted unjustifiably.
If an employer is found to have acted unjustifiably in a redundancy, the Employment Relations Authority or the Employment Court may decide on one or more of the remedies for personal grievances . The Authority and the Court have no power to award redundancy compensation in a genuine redundancy situation, except where the employment agreement says that a redundancy payment will be made.