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The ECJ's recent decision in the case of USDAW v WW Realisation on the scope of "establishment" for collective redundancy consultation purposes will be welcomed by employers.

In the case of Lockwood v Department of Work and Pensions and another [2013] UKEAT0094/12/0402 the DWP operated a redundancy pay policy which was designed so that employees who were over the age of 35 when they were dismissed received an enhanced redundancy payment.

In Sweetin v Coral Racing, the Scottish EAT has confirmed that the assessment of compensation in respect of a failure to inform and consult in TUPE situations should follow the same approach required to be adopted in redundancy cases.

April has been an extraordinary month for us all, employers, employees and employment lawyers alike.

We take a brief look at some of the employment-related topics on which the Government is currently consulting.

November's cases include another "gig economy" decision, this time in the EAT

The UK government last week issued a consultation on "extending redundancy protection for women and new parents".

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal has highlighted the need for employers to take a proactive approach to looking for alternative roles for at risk employees, to avoid a finding of unfair dismissal.

The government has announced the annual increase in compensation limits for employment tribunal awards and other statutory payments that, subject to parliamentary approval, will take effect from 6 April 2024.

PwC's "silent layoffs" in the U.K. involved confidential voluntary redundancy offers with NDAs. Employment law expert Louise Taft explains the role and benefits of NDAs in such processes.

Employers are only too aware of the potential difficulties they face, such as discrimination claims, when the company has to go through a redundancy process and...

Several recent pieces of legislation — which have all received Royal Assent — establish new entitlements for neonatal care leave and carer's leave, provide protection against redundancy...

In Scott-Davies v Redgate Medical Services the EAT confirmed that there is no statutory provision conferring jurisdiction on Employment Tribunals to consider free-standing complaints that there has been a failure to comply with the statutory dispute resolution procedures. So employees with under the one year's service normally needed to claim unfair dismissal do not have a claim if the statutory 3-step procedure is not followed.

In our last newsletter we covered the government’s proposals for employment law reform.

When employers operate a restructuring or redundancy process it is important to consider suitable alternative roles before confirming any redundancies.

Join the Rollits Employment Team for an online interactive webinar where we will be discussing redundancy and how to avoid legal pitfalls.

My firm has said that it will seek volunteers for redundancy. Should I put myself forward?