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By Helena Wheeler in Redundancy, Retrenchment and Restructuring on Monday, July 19, 2010
An announcement has recently been made by the Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, of the Government's plans to introduce new legislation to cap redundancy pay for civil servants. Under the new legislation, compulsory redundancy payments will be capped at 12 months'... read more
By Rita Nissiphorou in Redundancy, Retrenchment and Restructuring on Friday, June 19, 2009
On appeal by the US the employment appeal tribunal found the employment tribunal had not erred in finding that the United States of America had breached the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 s.188 by failing properly to consult representatives of civilian employees about... read more
By Helena Wheeler in Redundancy, Retrenchment and Restructuring on Monday, May 18, 2009
Redundancies aren’t the most effective way to cut labour costs, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. A recent survey from the CIPD has found that alternatives to redundancy, such as recruitment freezes and unpaid leave, can save businesses at least £10,000 a year more per... read more
By Fiona Hamor in Redundancy, Retrenchment and Restructuring on Monday, March 30, 2009
Factory workers in France who were unhappy with their severance package took their boss hostage with a view to negotiating better terms. Serge Foucher, the head of Sony in France, was shut in a meeting room and the plant was barricaded with tree trunks for a day whilst further talks were... read more
By Helena Wheeler in Redundancy, Retrenchment and Restructuring on Friday, March 27, 2009
It is said that about one in ten companies in the UK is freezing pay or implementing shorter working weeks in attempts to control costs. One such company is Jaguar Land Rover who has implemented a pay freeze until 2010 and a four day week in return for the promise of no compulsory job losses... read more
