Haringey Council is facing redundancy costs of approximately £450,000 as it reorganises its Environment and Residence Experience (ERE) department. The changes, primarily affecting the Highways & Parking and Transport & Travel Service areas, aim to reduce senior management costs and improve efficiency. The council expects the reorganisation to streamline operations within these key service areas.
The Disciplinary, Grievance and Dismissal Panel met on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, to discuss and approve a redundancy package for a Head of Service role affected by the reorganisation. According to the Public Reports Pack, six Head of Service roles will be deleted and replaced with three new positions as part of a cost-saving initiative.
The report presented to the panel, chaired by Councillor Peray Ahmet (Leader of the Council), recommended approving the redundancy package in accordance with the council's pay policy statement. The stated reason for the decision is in order to reduce senior management costs and enable a restructure of the Highways & Parking and Transport & Travel Service areas.
The Public Reports Pack also notes that an alternative approach would still result in a redundancy payment. The committee acknowledged it has no discretion not to pay the payments, as they are required by contract or statute.
The formal reorganisation in Highways & Parking and Transport & Travel Services is part of a wider restructuring within the Environmental and Residence Experience (ERE) department. The cost of redundancy in ERE is expected to be around £450,000, as reported to the Cabinet through budget monitoring reports. These costs are expected to be managed within the council's corporate resources.
The Public Reports Pack clarifies that a redundancy is a form of dismissal in law and must adhere to the council's Organisational Change Policy. Employees subjected to redundancy are entitled to compensation for loss of employment in addition to statutory redundancy pay. The council's enhanced redundancy payment policy is underpinned by The Local Government (Early Termination of Employment) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006.
Because the severance payments are expected to be £100,000 or more, the decision required consideration and approval by the Disciplinary, Grievance and Dismissal Panel, in accordance with the council's pay policy.
The panel also resolved to exclude the press and public from discussions on specific items related to the redundancy proposal, citing the confidential nature of the information under the Local Government Act 1972, specifically paragraphs relating to individual information and labour relations.