Information And Consultation Regulations - First Reported Decision

Last year we advised you in a series of factsheets of the meaning and potential impact of the Information and Consultation Regulations (the Regulations). Recently, the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) has delivered its first reported judgement on the Regulations (in the case of Stewart and The Moray Council), a decision which will be of great interest to those employers hoping to rely on pre-existing agreements to block an employee request to negotiate an information and consultation agreement (an I&C Agreement). This case makes clear that such agreements will have to contain comprehensive details of information and consultation processes in order to be effective under the Regulations.

The Importance of a Pre-Existing Agreement