Employment law cases

UK Coal Mining Ltd v National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) and another [2008] IRLR 4 EAT

Reports relating to this case:

  • Redundancy: Employers must consult over reasons for closure

    Date:
    24 November 2007

    In UK Coal Mining Ltd v (1) National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) (2) The British Association of Colliery Management EAT/0397/06 & EAT/0141/07, the EAT held that the duty to consult about ways of "avoiding" redundancies inevitably involves consultation about the reasons behind the proposed dismissals and, contrary to previous authority, is not limited to consultation about how the redundancies are to be effected.