Voluntary redundancy is when your employer invites people to put themselves forward for redundancy, usually alongside or instead of compulsory selection. Volunteering doesn’t change your legal position: if accepted, you’re entitled to the same statutory redundancy pay, notice pay and process protections as anyone made redundant compulsorily.
In our guide on voluntary redundancyVoluntary redundancy is when your employer invites people to put themselves forward for redundancy, usually alongside or instead of compulsory selection. Volunteering doesn't change your legal positio..., an employee who puts themselves forward and is accepted still gets full statutory redundancyA dismissal that occurs when your employer no longer needs the work you do, either because the business is closing, a workplace is closing, or the requirement for employees to carry out that kind of w... pay on exactly the same terms as a colleague who was compulsorily selected.