Collective redundancies - information and consultation

New and updated

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Informing and consulting during a collective redundancy: Communication and consultation methods

  Leading practice guidance discussing how employers can consult with employees directly and via trade union and employee representatives during a collective redundancy process.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Informing and consulting during a collective redundancy: Making the process meaningful

  Leading practice guidance discussing how employers can engage employees with the collective redundancy consultation process by ensuring that sufficient time and resource is dedicated to exploring the key topic areas of consultation.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Statutory code of practice on "fire and rehire"

  Updated to reflect that the statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement will come into effect on 18 July 2024.

• Type:

  Training

  Collective redundancies quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to collective redundancies.

• Type:

  Interactive flowcharts

  Redundancy: Conduct an election for employee representatives for collective redundancy consultation

  Use this redundancy flowchart to carry out an election of employee representatives for collective redundancy consultation purposes.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of proposed redundancies (collective redundancy consultation)

  Overhauled and enhanced to provide a more comprehensive letter in view of the increasing need to consider collective redundancies due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing trade union or employee representatives of proposed redundancies (collective redundancy consultation)

  Overhauled and enhanced to provide a more comprehensive letter in view of the increasing need to consider collective redundancies due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting trade union or employee representatives to a consultation meeting (collective redundancy consultation)

  Overhauled and enhanced to provide a more comprehensive letter in view of the increasing need to consider collective redundancies due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter to trade union or employee representatives permitting access to employees (collective redundancy consultation)

  Overhauled and enhanced to provide a more comprehensive letter in view of the increasing need to consider collective redundancies due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Date:

  21 June 2020

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Managing your workforce out of lockdown webinar: Collective redundancy consultation - the process and pitfalls

  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.