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When is collective consultation required?

When is collective consultation required?

Collective consultation obligations apply where an employee is proposing to dismiss 20 or more employees as redundant at any one establishment within a 90-day period.

However, the definition of a redundancy dismissal for these purposes is wider than the test of whether the employee would qualify for a statutory redundancy payment. For example, it includes the following circumstances:

  • Voluntary redundancies;
  • Employees whose current role the employer is proposing to make redundant but expects to offer suitable alternative employment; and
  • Employees whom the employer is proposing to ‘dismiss and re-engage’ in order to achieve changes to their contract of employment.