Government launches consultation on collective redundancy and fire and rehire

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The government has launched an open consultation seeking feedback on measures to enhance the collective redundancy framework and protect employees from fire and rehire practices. For the collective redundancy framework, the government wants input on a proposal to extend the maximum period of the protective award that a tribunal can award. The government is considering to either increase the protective award that a tribunal can award from 90 to 180 days or to remove the cap on the protective award entirely. The government is also seeking views on whether interim relief should be provided to employees who bring claims for the protective award. For fire and rehire practises, the government is seeking feedback on whether interim relief should be available to employees filing an unfair dismissal claim under the new right which will be introduced by the Employment Rights Bill. The consultation closes at 11:59pm on 2 December 2024.