Great Britain: first judicial condemnation for the violation of dispositions on workers’ information and consultation

After the Amicus union filed a petition, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (*) condemned for the first time an employer who did not respect his duties resulting from the dispositions concerning workers' information and consultation, to a fine of almost 81.4000 euros. (Ref. 070659.)
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The 2002/13 directive providing a general frame for workers’ information and consultation was transposed in Great Britain through the regulation on workers’ information and consultation, dating back to 2004 (Information and Consultation of Employee Regulations 2004.) By virtue of this text, in companies with at least 150 employees, if 10% of the workforce submits a demand to the employer, the latter has to start a negotiation process in order to enforce workers’ information and consultation pro

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