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.
Pub and hotel company Whitbread will cut 1,500 jobs as it restructures its business.
Grocery and food delivery app Getir is closing down its UK business, with up to 1,500 job losses expected.
Tata Steel has threatened to withhold an enhanced redundancy package if employees go on strike.
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The stores that will close immediately include four in London, where rents and other overheads are highest.
As John Lewis is cutting enhanced redundancy pay by half. Employers looking to follow suit should beware of the legal risks.
Sky has announced around 1,000 job losses in the UK this year, while PayPal has said it will cut another 2,500 jobs globally.
Company insolvencies in England and Wales reached their highest level in 30 years in 2023, official figures have revealed.
Microsoft has revealed 1,900 job losses in its gaming division - mainly roles at Activision Blizzard, which it acquired three months ago.
