Due to lack of funds we need to reduce our expenditure and the Trustees are considering redundancies and/or reduction in staff hours.

If a member of staff’s hours are reduced is this a part redundancy and can this be imposed on a member of staff. If they refuse what option is there?

If a member of staff voluntarily agrees to reduce their hours and then say 1 or 2 months later they are made redundant would any payment be based on the new reduced hours or their previous hours?

We are only doing this because of our dire funding situation and any advice you can give on the best way to manage this would be appreciated.