Employment Notes
Tag: collective redundancy
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Mass redundancies in EMEA
Recent times have seen regular announcements of mass redundancies, more often than not from a company with global operations. These companies face the …
France: important Supreme Court decision - the absence of economic grounds will give rise to damages, but the dismissals will still be effective
The French Supreme Court today handed down an important decision for French employers considering collective redundancies. It held that in the …
UK: Collective redundancy consultation - ECJ Advocate-General's Opinion suggests UK law on timing may be wrong
Under EU-derived law, employers are required to consult in good time about ways of avoiding or minimising collective redundancies and mitigating the …
UK: Collective redundancies - expiry of fixed-term contracts may not count towards threshold
In a surprising judgment, the EAT has ruled that the simple expiry of a fixed-term contract without renewal is a dismissal for a reason "related to the …
UK: Collective redundancy threshold - possible challenge to meaning of establishment
A recent tribunal decision could form the basis of an appeal challenging the concept of "establishment" for the purposes of the collective redundancy …
UK: Collective redundancy - employees cannot bring representative claims for protective awards
Employees who bring a claim for failure to inform and consult on collective redundancies (eg, where there are no trade union or employee representatives) …