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UK: Redundancy - selection pool can be challenged
Employers should take extra care when deciding whether a selection pool of one is appropriate. The EAT has confirmed that, where the employer has …
UK: Collective redundancy consultation - ECJ Advocate-General's Opinion suggests UK law on timing may be wrong
Under EU-derived law, employers are required to consult in good time about ways of avoiding or minimising collective redundancies and mitigating the …
UK: Collective redundancies - expiry of fixed-term contracts may not count towards threshold
In a surprising judgment, the EAT has ruled that the simple expiry of a fixed-term contract without renewal is a dismissal for a reason "related to the …
UK: Voluntary redundancy/early retirement: employers may be able to set budget and use severance cost as a criterion for selection of volunteers
An employer may be justified in selecting those with the cheapest entitlements under a voluntary redundancy/early retirement scheme when seeking to …
UK: Collective redundancy threshold - possible challenge to meaning of establishment
A recent tribunal decision could form the basis of an appeal challenging the concept of "establishment" for the purposes of the collective redundancy …
UK: New tribunal compensation and statutory benefits levels - February/April 2012
From 1 February 2012, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £68,400 to £72,300 and the cap on weekly pay (used to …
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