DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNN… Tracey’s Redundancy: A Soap-Style HR Saga Resolved by Silver Star HR

Cue the EastEnders theme tune. Pan to the Queen Vic. A storm’s brewing… and it’s not just over the pork scratchings.

Tracey. Legendary barmaid, local institution, and the only person who knows where everything actually is behind the bar – is about to be made redundant. Or rather… she’s about to be told, over a lukewarm bottle of rosé, that her decades of service are being washed down the sink like last night’s flat lager.

Alfie Moon, ever the charmer, sidles up with the classic HR faux pas: “Have you thought about retiring, Trace?”

Tracey’s face says it all. Thunder. Lightning. Cue Cat Slater, striding in like a budget HR consultant with a bottle in one hand and a confused sense of legality in the other. “Trace… grab two glasses, love.” The consultation begins… or rather, it doesn’t.

In Soapland, drama reigns supreme. But in the real world, that little exchange was a walking tribunal waiting to happen. No consultation. No rationale. No fair selection process. Oh, and a strong whiff of age discrimination, served with a side of what-not-to-do-in-HR.

At this point, Cat & Alfie wish they had spoken to Silver Star HR.

While Cat and Alfie fumble their way through redundancy like it’s a karaoke night gone wrong, Silver Star HR would be busy:

• Advising on fair, transparent selection criteria.

• Ensuring meaningful consultation actually takes place (yes, more than a wine-fuelled chinwag).

• Avoiding phrases like “You’re a bit old now, aren’t you Trace?”

• Supporting everyone involved with clarity, care, and, crucially - compliance.

  
  

Let’s be honest: if EastEnders followed proper HR process, it wouldn’t make for great telly. But your organisation? It needs fewer duff duffs and more due diligence.

So, let’s leave the dramatics to Albert Square and keep your people matters drama-free. Whether it's a genuine redundancy situation, a tricky restructure, or just knowing the right words to say (and the very wrong ones to avoid), Silver Star HR has your back.

Because HR isn’t a soap opera – and your team deserves more than a bottle of Blossom Hill and a “you’re out, sling your hook, love.”

Silver Star HR. Real People. Real Process. No duff duffs.