What do we already know? We updated you in our May 2015 Newsletter Case update (1): Collective consultation – big decision time on the Woolworths case (USDAW and another v WW Realisation 1 Ltd (in liquidation) and others) and that the CJEU had confirmed that collective consultation is not triggered whenever planned redundancies, or changes…
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In our May 2015 Newsflash Collective consultation – an update we updated you that the CJEU followed the Advocate General’s Opinion in the Woolworths case (USDAW and another v WW Realisation 1 Ltd (in liquidation) and others). The CJEU’s decision is set out below. Summary: The CJEU has confirmed that collective consultation is not triggered…
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What do we already know? In our February 2015 Newsflash Collective consultation – an update we told you that the Advocate General of the CJEU (Advocate General Wahl) had given his Opinion in the case of USDAW v Woolworths that collective consultation is not triggered whenever planned redundancies, or changes to terms and conditions add…
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What do we already know? We updated you in our February Newsletter Case update (2): Collective consultation – a brighter future? that Advocate General Wahl had decided in the Woolworths case (USDAW and another v WW Realisation 1 Ltd (in liquidation) and others) that the duty to collectively consult on 20+ planned redundancies (or changes…
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We updated you in our February Newsflash Collective consultation – an update that Advocate General Wahl has given his opinion that collective consultation is not triggered whenever planned redundancies, or changes to terms and conditions add up to 20+ across the whole of the UK business. We explore this decision in more detail below… Summary:…
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What do we already know? In our July 2013 Newsflash Important changes to collective consultation we told you about the EAT decision in USDAW v Woolworths. We let you know that, controversially, the EAT decided that employers should consult collectively whenever planned redundancies, or changes to terms and conditions add up to 20+ across the…
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What do we already know? In our July 2013 Newsflash Important changes to collective consultation we told you about the case of USDAW v Woolworths. We let you know that, controversially, the EAT in this case decided that employers should consult collectively whenever planned redundancies, or changes to terms and conditions add up to 20+…
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In our August Newsletter and recent Newsflash (Important changes to collective consultation) we reported that in USDAW v Woolworths the EAT had ruled that an employer must now consult collectively whenever the planned redundancies or changes to terms and conditions affect 20+ employees across the whole of its UK business, turning on its head the…
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What do we already know? In our recent Newsflash Important changes to collective consultation we let you know that employers must now consult collectively whenever the planned redundancies or changes to terms and conditions add up to 20+ across the whole of the UK business, according to the decision of the EAT in USDAW v…
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What do we already know? In our recent Newsflash Important changes to collective consultation we let you know that employers must now consult collectively whenever the planned redundancies or changes to terms and conditions add up to 20+ across the whole of the UK business, according to the decision of the EAT in USDAW v…
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