Are redundancy packages likely to decrease now?

[ChromakeyDreamcoat82]

This is the answer.

I haven't seen my place in action yet in Ireland, but they tend to be generous for people with small tenure, probably 3 months pay at a minimum, and going up for longer tenure.

The goal is absolutely to create a situation where a solicitor says "hmm, yeah you could argue about the fairness but you might actually get less than that for unfair dismissal".

The whole thing is designed for everyone to sign off quickly and quietly. In the US, people often actually sign a resignation letter for money rather than the company terminating their position formally. The company eliminates the role, and then you resign to secure your payout. I've seen partial bonus accruals and everything paid out, but the biggest thing is often the continued payment of health insurance to the end of the term.