A charity operates two nurseries and is now proposing to close one of them which has been open for 19 years. The staff at that nursery - and the remaining one - have been offered the opportunity to apply for the posts at the "surviving" nursery.

However, there will be a number of staff who will be without a position.

The staff at the closing nursery do not have up-to-date employment contracts. They were generally issued on an annual basis as funding was received but this has not been the case for the last 7 years at least. Are any of the staff entitled to redundancy and if so how will this be calculated?