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Mass redundancy – is it legal?

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Christopher Wilsher

This was the shocking news received this week by 800 workers at P&O Ferries via a pre-recorded Zoom meeting. The approach taken by P&O Ferries has been widely criticised across various media channels showing an outpouring of support for affected …

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Coronavirus crunch dates for collective redundancy consultations

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Businesses needing to make 100 or more redundancies at one establishment within 90 days are facing a 15 May crunch date to start the process should the Government decide not to extend its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) beyond the …

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Coronavirus: six alternatives to making redundancies

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

Whilst redundancies will reduce staff costs in the medium term, they involve significant up-front costs and deprive employers of valuable talent – leaving them less able to take advantage of more favourable market conditions when the Coronavirus outbreak eases. Our …

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