Where an employer is proposing to make redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within 90 days, it is obliged to consult with appropriate representatives of the affected employees. This is known as “collective consultation”.
The duty to consult collectively on redundancies is in addition to the employer's obligations to consult individually with each of the potentially redundant employees.
Government launches consultation on reforms to strengthen remedies at employment tribunal on collective redundancy, and fire and rehire
Employment Rights Bill could cost business £7.4bn over 10 years as government publishes impact assessment and four consultations.
TGI Fridays will pay its workers the money they are due after being made redundant, despite reports it had refused.
More than 2,000 jobs are at risk as ISG, which is among the UK’s largest construction contractors, fell into administration.
Opinion: the government’s plan for day one rights is likely to lead to a significant uptick in dismissals over coming months, warns an employment lawyer.
About 400 jobs will be lost at Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, which is to close by the summer of 2025.
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds confirms improved redundancy terms for Port Talbot steelworkers as 2,500 jobs cut at Tata Steel.
JD Sports Fashion has announced it will close its distribution centre in Derby, affecting almost 200 jobs.
US computer giant Dell is to launch a fresh round of job cuts this week with up to about 12,500...
Fashion retailer Ted Baker closes its UK stores, concessions and websites, with hundreds of job losses expected within weeks.
The statutory code of practice on ‘fire and rehire’ came into force yesterday, although it remains to be seen how long it will apply.
Unilever announces plans for thousands of office job losses across Europe by the end of 2025, as part of a turnaround plan.
New government seeks improved deal with Tata for workers over Port Talbot furnace closure.
The Labour party made a long list of pledges around employment rights in its manifesto. What does this mean in reality for employers?
A strike and action short of a strike have been called off after Tata Steel indicated it would enter into negotiations.
