UK Employment Law Update - December 2023

Welcome to our monthly newsletter, with a summary of the latest news and developments in UK employment law.

In this issue

  • Case law updates
  • Legislative developments
  • Other news
  • New guidance
  • Consultations

 Recent publications

Filed under:
United Kingdom, Scotland, Compliance Management, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, Reed Smith LLP, Gender pay gap, Unfair dismissal, Insolvency, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Deliveroo, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 2011 (USA), Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (UK), Supreme Court of the United States, UK Supreme Court, Employment Appeal Tribunal
Authors:
David Ashmore , Carl De Cicco , Robin B. Jeffcott , Joanna Powis , Alison Heaton
Location:
United Kingdom
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP
Collective redundancies on insolvency: administrators’ responsibilities and liabilities

When an employer is insolvent and administrators appointed, job losses are often an inevitable consequence. In this blog we look at the legal obligations arising where redundancies meet the threshold for collective consultation, and the implications for administrators arising out of the recent Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court and another.

When does the legal obligation to collectively consult apply?

Filed under:
United Kingdom, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP, Unfair dismissal, Insolvency
Authors:
Carl De Cicco , Linton Bloomberg , Alison Heaton
Location:
United Kingdom
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP
Collective redundancies on insolvency: administrators’ responsibilities and liabilities

When an employer is insolvent and administrators appointed, job losses are often an inevitable consequence. In this blog we look at the legal obligations arising where redundancies meet the threshold for collective consultation, and the implications for administrators arising out of the recent Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court and another.

When does the legal obligation to collectively consult apply?

Filed under:
United Kingdom, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP, Unfair dismissal, Insolvency
Authors:
Carl De Cicco , Linton Bloomberg , Alison Heaton
Location:
United Kingdom
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP