Hr - Redundancy Advice Please

[Peaspeculiars]

Afternoon All,
Looking for a bit of advice if I may on a HR technicality. If there are any HR knowledgeable AB'ers about, your comments would be greatly appreciated.

My OH has been given notice of his 30 day consultation period as his job is 'at risk of redundancy'. (Now we all know that this means the job will in fact be made redundant).
He has been offered the statutory redundancy payout, which is fine. However, the point I wanted to check is this:

He has not been offered another job within the company, nor has he been offered a transfer role, however there is a new (company restructure) job which they think he would suit which will also be advertised externally so he will have to apply for it and it has not been offered to him directly.
If he chooses to apply for the job and is successful, he will not get any redundancy payout. If he applies for the role and is unsuccessful, he will get the redundancy payout.
However, as the role has not yet been externally advertised both the application and closing dates for the job will fall after the 30 days consultation period at which point his role will be redundant.
Should the company in this case make him redundant, give him the statutory payout and then if he wants to, he can apply for the job as the application/ closing dates fall after the date in which he needs to tell the company his decision (if he wants to take redundancy or apply for the role).
It just seems a bit strange as if he decides to apply for the new job, there will be a gap in between where he will have no job, so surely this means he is redundant at that time?
Just a thought, and any informed advice would be great (our heads are spinning from the news as it was out of the blue)
Thanks in advance
Peas

[Old_Geezer]

Definitely not expert but ... are there company rules banning folk from returning to the company employ for a period after being made redundant from it ?

[Peaspeculiars]

Hi OG, no, nothing like that - he is actually being encouraged to apply for the new position.

[Peaspeculiars]

Ah, sorry, yes I see what you mean - if he were to take the redundancy, does the company state that he can't apply for the role if he does.. will need to check on that - Thanks

[Psybbo]

Hi Peas, can't help but just want to wish you both well and success to your OH x

[factor-fiction]

Once the consultation period ends he'll be given notice. During the notice period he can apply for the role. Presumably they'll make a decision before his notice period expires. They can withdraw the redundancy notice at any time

[Peaspeculiars]

Thanks Psybbo xx and Thanks FF - that has clarified it for us.
Now we just need to figure out whether he would need to work his notice period when he gets or not (?)

[ToraToraTora]

In my company if someone is made redundant and they apply and get a job back in the company within a year they have to repay their redundancy money. That is merely a company rule not a legal situation. They probably have similar rules in your husband's firm.