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Redundancy Consultation Period

The law says:-

"An employer proposing to make collective redundancies is required to consult in advance with representatives of the affected employees, and to notify the projected redundancies to the Department of Trade and Industry. A collective Redundancy situation arises where twenty or more employees are to be made redundant at one establishment within a period of ninety days or less. Consultation must be completed, before any notices of dismissal are issued to employees. A complaint of failure to consult may be made to an employment tribunal, and must normally be brought within three months of the last of the dismissals. Where a complaint is upheld, the tribunal may make a protective award to employees of up to 90 days' pay. In addition, the government has made a small legislative change to make clear that notifications to the Department of trade and Industry must be made before any Notice of Redundancy are sent to affected employees. This change will be effective from 1 October 2006."

Of course waiting until the notice of redundancy is issued before thinking about the situation would be very foolish. Wise persons consider this possibility well in advance and take out Redundancy Protection Insurance to shield themselves from the financial consequences of redundancy.

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