Can prescribed information under the ERO 1996 be given via email in a collective redundancy situation?
Posted in : First Tuesday Q&A NI on 1 October 2019
Arthur Cox
Arthur Cox
Where an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees within any period of 90 days or less, it has statutory obligations to:
(a) inform appropriate representatives;
(b) consult appropriate representatives; and
(c) notify the Department for the Economy.
Art 216(6) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 196 (“ERO 1996") states: “For the purposes of the consultation the employer shall disclose [the below information] in writing to the appropriate representatives (or affected employees if representatives fail to be elected):
(a) the reasons for his proposals;
(b) the numbers and descriptions
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