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I’m making a number of my employees redundant. Do the employees have a right to time off to look for a new job?

Yes. An employee who is being made redundant is entitled to take reasonable time off with pay (but no more than 2/5ths of a week's pay in total) to look for another job, or to arrange training for future employment. The employee, who must have at least two years' continuous service, can take the time off within working hours while under notice.