In a collective redundancy situation, employers have a duty to consult on a collective basis with the representatives of the employees affected by the potential redundancy situation.
The duty to…
There are a number of obligations on employers to provide information on health and safety issues and to consult with their employees. These are mainly contained in, Section 2 of the Health and…
European Works Councils (EWCs) are consultative bodies representing the European workforce of a multinational organisation. Their purpose is to inform and consult employee representatives from across…
A trade union may be recognised by an employer for collective bargaining purposes either through a voluntary agreement, or recognition may be imposed by the Central Arbitration Committee if a trade…
The law relating to industrial action is complicated and many aspects of the law are unclear, either because of conflicting court decisions or because of the absence of judicial interpretation of the…
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An employer's failure to provide information on its use of agency workers to workers' representatives, under the Tupe information and consultation and collective redundancies requirements…
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In this case a tribunal had to decide what award was appropriate when an employer failed to provide information to employee representatives about its use of agency workers during…
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A manufacturer which closed abruptly when its bank refused to extend its overdraft, made all 124 employees redundant. The employees complained that it had failed in its duty to consult…
