Collective redundancies - information and consultation

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  Letters and forms

  Model ballot paper for election of employee representatives (collective redundancy consultation)

  A model form to send to affected employees to vote for employee representatives to inform and consult in a collective redundancy situation.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to election candidates announcing result of election for employee representatives (collective redundancy consultation)

  A model letter to inform candidates of the results of an election for employee representatives in collective redundancy situation.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to affected employees announcing result of election for employee representatives (collective redundancy consultation)

  A model letter to inform affected employees of the results of an election for employee representatives in a collective redundancy situation.

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  Policies and procedures

  Electing employee representatives procedure (collective redundancy consultation)

  A model policy to set out the procedure for electing employee representatives in a collective redundancy situation.

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  Letters and forms

  Form for affected employees to nominate candidates for election as employee representatives (collective redundancy consultation)

  A model form for affected employees to nominate candidates for election as employee representatives in a collective redundancy situation.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to notify successfully nominated individuals that they will stand for election as employee representatives (collective redundancy consultation)

  A model letter to notify successfully nominated individuals that they will stand as candidates for election as employee representatives in a collective redundancy situation.

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  FAQs

  Which employer is responsible for notifying the Government of collective redundancies if redundancy consultation takes place before a TUPE transfer?

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to affected employees confirming details for election of employee representatives (collective redundancy consultation)

  A model letter to confirm to affected employees the details of the forthcoming election of employee representatives in a collective redundancy situation.

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  Letters and forms

  HR1 form (collective redundancy consultation)

  Use this model form to comply with the obligation to provide advance notification to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) of a proposal to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less.

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  Employment law cases

  EAT ruling on extent of redundancy consultation obligations

  In Keeping Kids Company (in compulsory liquidation) v Smith and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that events occurring after redundancy proposals did not excuse a charity's obligation to consult collectively, but could potentially be relied on to reduce the amount of the protective award.