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.
Despite financial pressure from national insurance and national living wage changes, the number of planned redundancies is falling.
Legal risk and the prospect of employment tribunal claims are the main concerns of organisations when making redundancies, not the loss of skills.
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Starbucks is axing 1,100 jobs globally as it aims to increase efficiency and simplify its organisational structure.
Oil giant Chevron Corporation is to make up to 8,000 employees redundant by the end of 2026 in a bid to cut costs.
Tesco has become the latest major employer to announce changes to its operating model, putting 400 jobs at risk.Â
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Sainsbury’s has revealed plans to axe 3,000 jobs by cutting most of its cafes and hot food counters and reducing management roles by a fifth.
Businesses seeking to cut costs through redundancies post-budget should not rely on this as the sole reason for dismissal.
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.
