E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation v Morris and others [2015] IRLR 696 EAT
Reports relating to this case:
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Collective redundancy consultation: Decision to close school unless pupil numbers improved triggered consultation obligation
- Date:
- 30 September 2015
In E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation v Morris and others [2015] IRLR 696 EAT, the EAT held that the obligation to consult on collective redundancies was triggered when it was decided that a school would close unless pupil numbers increased - rather than when the final decision to close was made once the required increase had not occurred.
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Strategic decision to close school unless pupil numbers improved triggered collective redundancy consultation obligations
- Date:
- 30 June 2015
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that a school's obligation to consult on collective redundancies arose when a provisional decision was made in February 2013 that the school would close unless the pupil intake number improved by April 2013.