Tag: collective redundancy

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04 July 2013

UK: EAT ruling on multi-site collective redundancies published

Last month saw reports of a significant EAT ruling that the obligation to inform and consult for collective redundancies applies whenever an employer …

14 June 2013

UK: Failure to inform and consult - maximum award not appropriate for technical breach over election of representatives, nor where urgency due to insolvency

The EAT has reduced an award for failure to inform and consult on a TUPE transfer from seven weeks' pay to three weeks' pay, where the employer had …

12 June 2013

UK: Multi-site collective redundancies - EAT ruling extends application of consultation obligations

It has been reported that the EAT has ruled that the obligation to inform and consult for collective redundancies applies whenever an employer proposes …

08 May 2013

UK: Care needed when using pre-existing employee body for collective redundancy consultation

Employers contemplating using an existing employee consultative body for collective redundancy consultation, rather than organising elections for ad hoc …

10 April 2013

UK: April 2013 changes: collective redundancy, statutory pay rates, injury to feelings and mental health

The minimum period between starting consultation on 100 or more proposed redundancies and the first dismissal taking effect has been reduced from 90 …

13 March 2013

UK: TUPE/collective redundancies: employers must provide agency worker information

In October 2011 the obligations to provide information to union/ employee representatives on a TUPE transfer or when proposing collective redundancies …

30 January 2013

Spain: Collective dismissals based on objective grounds

Evidence of the cause for dismissal, compliance with information or documentation obligations The High Labour Court of Madrid rendered two decisions, on …

18 December 2012

Collective redundancy: UK government confirms plans for reform from April 2013

The government has today published its response to the consultation on changes to collective redundancy law.  It has announced plans to: …

07 November 2012

Europe: Collective redundancy consultation: ECJ fails to rule on trigger due to lack of jurisdiction

Uncertainty remains over the trigger point for collective redundancy consultation where a strategic business decision foreseeably or inevitably leads to …

28 September 2012

Legislative proposals: draft EU redundancy proposals

In mid-August the Telegraph reported the publication of draft proposals by the European Parliament on restructuring and redundancies, including a …

16 July 2012

The key elements of Spanish labour reform: Act 3/2012, of 6 July, of urgent measures to reform the employment market

Act 3/2012, of 6 July, of urgent measures to reform the employment market was published in the Official State Journal on 7 July, following the passing of …

04 July 2012

UK: Employment law reform- collective redundancy consultation

The government is consulting until 19 September on proposals aimed at "revitalising" the collective redundancy rules. The key suggested reform is to …