Redundancy: need to consult even when offering alternative employment

• Author:
• Daniel Barnett

It is well known that the collective consultation provisions in s188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 are engaged when an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant more than 20 employees within 90 days. The obligations can be quite onerous, with breach leading to a protective award of up to 90 days' pay for each affected employee.

In Hardy -v- Tourism South East, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (HHJ Richardson presiding) confirmed that the collective consul... (96 more words)

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