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Information & consultation

Employers are obliged to inform and consult with employees in certain workplace scenarios. Under the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004, an employer may be obliged to consult with its workforce on key matters that affect employment. If an employer receives a valid request from its employees it is required to enter into negotiations to establish a procedure for informing and consulting them.

Where an employer is making collective redundancies or is party to a TUPE transfer, either as the transferee or the transferor, it is required to inform and consult with “appropriate representatives” of the affected employees.


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    Construction workers win compensation claim against defunct employer

    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2025
    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2025

    The former employees of Bowie Construction will receive their payouts from the government’s Redundancy Payments Service.

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    Half of workers waste two hours a day looking for stuff

    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025

    More than half of workers (53%) waste up to two hours a day simply trying to find information critical to...

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    Employment Rights Bill: Collective redundancy protective award doubled

    by Rob Moss 4 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 4 Mar 2025

    Employment Rights Bill amendment doubles maximum protective award when employers fail to comply with collective redundancy obligations.

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    Tribunal uplifts for ‘fire and rehire’ code breaches to take effect

    by Jo Faragher 9 Dec 2024
    by Jo Faragher 9 Dec 2024

    Employers that fail to comply with the statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement could be forced to pay more from January next year.

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    Consultation: Fire and rehire and collective redundancy

    by Rob Moss 22 Oct 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 Oct 2024

    Government launches consultation on reforms to strengthen remedies at employment tribunal on collective redundancy, and fire and rehire

    • Fire and rehire
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    Supreme Court: Tesco workers triumph in fire and rehire battle

    by Rob Moss 12 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 12 Sep 2024

    Supreme Court unanimously rules that Tesco cannot fire and rehire distribution workers who receive ‘retained pay’ and reinstates injunction.

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    Top 10 HR questions May 2024: Performance and redundancy pay

    by Brightmine 4 Jun 2024
    by Brightmine 4 Jun 2024

    May 2024's most sought after FAQs on Brightmine include how to manage poor performance and calculating redundancy pay.

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    An HR things-to-do list for April 2024

    by Rob Moss 5 Apr 2024
    by Rob Moss 5 Apr 2024

    Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.

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    Top 10 HR questions March 2024: Ramadan, carer’s leave and holiday

    by Brightmine 3 Apr 2024
    by Brightmine 3 Apr 2024

    The top FAQ this month looks at how employers can support employees observing Ramadan, which this year runs until 10 April.

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    Worker told ‘we won’t be here forever’ wins ageism claim

    by Rob Moss 27 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 27 Feb 2024

    School worker wins age discrimination and unfair dismissal claim after being told ‘We’re not all going to be here forever’

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    Paper mill fails to follow redundancy consultation rules

    by Jo Faragher 8 Jan 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 Jan 2024

    A group of workers at a paper mill in Aberdeen have won a legal case because they were not consulted...

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    Top 10 HR questions November 2023: Holiday carry-over

    by Brightmine 4 Dec 2023
    by Brightmine 4 Dec 2023

    Poopular topics last month includes the carry-over of annual leave, irregular hours workers, working time record-keeping, and TUPE.

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    Top 10 HR questions October 2023: holiday entitlement

    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2023
    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2023

    XpertHR provides the latest rundown of the most popular HR questions of the month, including FAQs on calculating holiday pay.

    • Employee communications
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    Retained EU Law reforms: How will TUPE change?

    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2023

    How will TUPE change under planned reforms to EU retained law?

    • Collective redundancy
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    One in three employers expect redundancies this year

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 May 2023

    Three in 10 organisations expect to make redundancies over the next year, according to Acas. Redundancies are more likely in large firms.

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