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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Enhanced to include information on how the obligation to consult may be triggered where groups of redundancies are aggregated.
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- Type:
- Line manager briefings
Updated to provide guidance for line managers on the implications of making redundancies during the coronavirus pandemic.
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- Date:
- 21 June 2020
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Many employers will be faced with the possibility of carrying out redundancies over the coming weeks and months. Employment lawyer Darren Newman navigates you through the law on carrying out a collective redundancy exercise.
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- Type:
- How to
Practical guidance on carrying out collective redundancy consultation with a remote workforce, when employees are on furlough or working from home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including electing employee representatives and conducting the consultation process.
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- Date:
- 2 June 2020
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Nick Chronias, partner at DAC Beachcroft, guides you through the legal and practical considerations of running a collective consultation process with a remote workforce.
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- Date:
- 12 May 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
Changing the defined contribution (DC) pension scheme might be something organisations are considering in the context of furlough or simply in the course of your ordinary business. Done well, change exercises can be a great opportunity to educate and engage employees about pension benefits. Helen Rowan identifies eight practical steps that HR teams should consider to make the pension change a success.
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- Date:
- 24 April 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
With many employers potentially having to make redundancies as a result of the coronavirus crisis, consultant editor Darren Newman considers the likelihood of the "special circumstances" defence applying if they fail to comply with their collective consultation obligations.
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- Date:
- 24 April 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
Although the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme currently offers a short-term alternative to redundancies, when it comes to an end there is no doubt that many organisations will have no alternative but to make some of their workforce redundant. This raises the question for HR of how the redundancy consultation obligations run alongside this period of furlough. Consultant editor Darren Newman examines the issues.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include a reference to the Pensions Regulator's approach to regulatory action for failure to consult about decreased pension contributions for staff furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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- Type:
- Policies and documents
Updated with the change to the threshold for valid employee requests for information and consultation rights, with effect from 6 April 2020.
