Redundancy: The Law and Practice

Third Edition

John McMullen

Provides a comprehensive and practical working guide to redundancy written by a leading employment specialist
Offers analysis of significant recent cases such as UK Coal Mining Ltd v NUM & BACM [2007] (EAT), which holds that consultation about reasons for closure is necessary
Considers the impact on redundancy of the statutory disciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures following the Employment Act 2002 and the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolutions) Regulations 2004, as well as the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
Provides coverage of the new rules on collective redundancies following the ECJ decision in Junk v Kühnel and the effect of the Collective Redundancies (Amendment) Regulations 2006
Discusses the effect of the new legislation on criteria for selection for redundancies; the effect of length of service methodology for selecting employees for redundancy; the possibility of indirect age discrimination; and the interaction between retirement and redundancy under the regulations
Offers extensive appendices such as charts, specimen letters and forms

Redundancy: The Law and Practice

Third Edition

John McMullen

Description

Redundancy: The Law and Practice explores redundancy law from a practical standpoint. Containing sections on redundancy payments, unfair dismissal, and collective redundancies, as well as a number of practical tools, the book is an invaluable resource for practitioners working in the area.

Now in its third edition, the book has been fully revised and extended to accommodate the extensive changes in legislation that have been implemented since the publication of the second edition in 2001. It considers the effect of the statutory disciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures in redundancy dismissals following the Employment Act 2002, along with the impact of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004, and the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006.

It analyzes the wealth of recent case law, particularly with reference to the changes to employer obligations arising from the decision in UK Coal Mining Ltd v NUM & BACM [2007] (EAT) and the new rules on collective consultation following Junk v Kühnel and Susie Radin Ltd v GMB.

Including extensive appendices, charts, specimen letters and forms, Redundancy: The Law and Practice is an invaluable reference for any practitioner working in the area of employment law.

Redundancy: The Law and Practice

Third Edition

John McMullen

Part 1 - Redundancy Payments
1. Qualifying Factors
2. The Requirement of Dismissal
3. The Definition of Redundancy
4. Re-employment
5. Death of an Employer or Employee
6. Lay-off and Short-time Working
7. Misconduct and Strikes
8. Claiming and Calculating a Redundancy Payment
Part 2 - Employment Protection Rights Associated With Redundancy
9. Guarantee Payments and Time Off to Look for Work or Training
10. Redundancy and Unfair Dismissal
11. Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal and the Statutory Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedures Required by the Employment Act 2002 and the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004
Part 3 - Collective Redundancies
12. Information and Consultation on Collective Redundancies
13. The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations and Redundancy Warning and Consultation
Part 4 - Contractual Redundancy Schemes
14. Contractual Redundancy Schemes
Part 5 - The Interface Between Redundancy and Discrimination Laws
15. Redundancy and Discrimination
Part 6 - Redundancy Law in the Republic of Ireland
16. Redundancy Law in the Republic of Ireland
Appendices

Redundancy: The Law and Practice

Third Edition

John McMullen

Author Information

John McMullen is Partner and Head of Employment Law at Watson Burton LLP, and Professor of Labour Law at the University of Leeds. He has 25 years experience in employment law and lectures widely on a variety of employment law topics, in addition to being the author of a number of articles and books. John is also a member of the Council of ACAS.