Redeployment Policy - September 2026

In this section

1. Introduction
2. Scope of the Redeployment Policy
3. Why Offer Redeployment Opportunities?
4. What is Redeployment?
5. Redeployment Procedure

6. Protection of “Pay”
7. Consideration for Redeployment – Time Limits
8. Maintaining Records
9. Review of Decision Regarding SAE
10. Ensuring Equality of Treatment

3. Why Offer Redeployment Opportunities?

Employers have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment (SAE). By offering redeployment opportunities, we aim to support employees at a difficult time in their careers and lives and to enable some to continue working when they may not otherwise have been able to. Legislation governing this includes the Employment Rights Act 1996, Employment Act 2002, Employee Relations Act 1999, Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999, Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 and the Equality Act 2010.