Consultation Law

Information and Consultation Regulations
Rachel Farr, of Taylor Wessing, explains the law in this area and how employers are affected | audio | 26 Mar 2007 12:48PM

Redundancy: failure to consult can result in a protective award
Where an employer proposes to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less, it must (in addition to individually consulting with employees at ri... | case | 18 Jan 2008 11:42AM

Workers sacked by phone were unfairly dismissed
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that a group of workers at an engineering firm who were sacked by telephone were unfairly dismissed.In total, 79 workers lost their jobs after Laurence Scott & ... | case | 9 Jan 2008 3:35PM

Publishing company fined
In Amicus v. Macmillan Publishers Ltd (July 2007) the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has awarded a penalty for the first time for failing to comply with the Information and Consultation of Emplo... | case | 31 Jul 2007 12:00AM

University staff: issues with recruitment and trade unions
This is taken from Pinsent Masons' University Employment Law Briefing, a bi-monthly employment briefing dedicated to HR and employment law issues affecting the university sector.   Recruitm... | case | 17 Aug 2007 12:00AM

Macmillan found to be in breach of Information and Consultation Regulations
Publishing company Macmillan Publishers has been found in breach of employment legislation requiring companies to inform and consult staff over what is happening in their company and workplace. ... | case | 21 Feb 2007 12:00AM

Legal Update Conference Repeated
28 February 2003 © Workplacelaw Network Quick link – http://www.workplacelaw.net Welcome to issue no. 71 of your weekly members bulletin. Don't forget - our membership services team are a... | ebulletin | 28 Feb 2003 2:38PM

Workplace Law Network Members' ebulletin no. 174
Untitled Document Workplace Law Members' E-bulletin No.174 30 March 2005 © Workplace Law Network 2005 http://www.workplacelaw.net ... | ebulletin | 30 Mar 2005 1:55PM

All in a day’s work? [Audio]
The Right to Request flexible working has enabled a greater number of employees to change their working patterns to help them fit their work schedule around personal commitments. Whilst some employ... | network news | 24 Aug 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches new CIPD professional training courses
Workplace Law Training has launched two new CIPD courses for HR and Personnel professionals. These new qualifications add to Workplace Law’s portfolio of accredited training courses and offer... | network news | 18 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Spring 2005 Employment Law Update Special Report now available
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the brand-new Employment Law Update: Special Report, Spring 2005 Edition which provides comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthco... | network news | 17 May 2005 12:00AM

ICE Regulations to be extended to smaller companies
The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 are going to be extended to cover undertakings with 50 or more employees from 6 April 2008. Under the Regulations, employees will have... | news | 28 Mar 2008 4:20PM

Vulnerable workers won't be protected by Gangmasters Act
Business Secretary John Hutton has rejected calls for the Gangmasters Act to be extended to protect vulnerable temporary workers on building sites.Hutton said the revamped regulations on Constructi... | news | 14 Sep 2007 12:00AM

Workers who had redundancy sprung on them awarded
Workers at an Ayrshire carpet factory who were not consulted in advance of being made redundant, and were only told on the day the factory closed, have been awarded more than £160,000. Firs... | news | 24 Aug 2006 12:00AM

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New research suggests businesses that use the tribunal system spend £172 million on tribunals each year. This could be drastically reduced if employers were to take more effective action befo... | news | 4 Oct 2005 12:00AM

Contractors: assessing suitability
Employing contractors to carry out specific tasks in the workplace is commonplace in many firms. Whether people are brought in to build a premise (or to clean that premise once it is built), many c... | news | 21 Aug 2007 12:00AM

Health and Safety Strategies 2007: Case Report
RELAUNCHED!!Strategic level guidance on managing health and safety in the workplaceAll work exposes people to hazards, and so no matter what the business there is always the possibility of an accid... | Special report | 19 Jun 2007 3:23PM

TUPE transfers 2007: rights and responsibilities special report
Essential reading for all those responsible for TUPE transfersThe TUPE transfers 2007: rights and responsibilities special report is aimed at people who have to deal with TUPE issues on a regular b... | Special report | 17 May 2007 3:47PM

Fire Risk Assessment Training
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Workplace Law Handbook 2005
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