Meaningful Redundancy Consultation

• Author:
• Alan Masson

The recent case of Middlesbrough Borough Council -v- TGWU considered the issue of consultation by an employer prior to collective redundancies.

In April 1998, Middlesbrough Council anticipated that its budget deficit would rise to £2m by the end of the financial year Therefore, the Council decided that it would be necessary to cut cost by reducing staff in one particular department.

On 24 June the Council formally notified the relevant unions that up to 150 employees would be made redun... (441 more words)

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