Redundant with no consultation period

EauRouge

I was made redundant without notice last week; my company is currently in administration and will probably be closing fairly soon.

I'm happy to claim my redundancy pay and statutory notice pay with RP1/RP2 forms, this isn't an issue.

However, I was under the impression that, in order to make a number of redundancies (more than 20), a consultation period of not less than 30 days is required prior to making any redundancies. Over 50 redundancies were made in my building last week, with more to follow, so we would qualify for this consultation period.

Is anyone able to advise how I would go about querying this? I'm not sure if the rule still applies if a company is in administration or not?

marlot

That's rough; really sorry to hear your news, and I wish you every fortune in finding a new job quickly.

Don't know the answer to your question, I'm afraid.

p00hsticks

I've no first hand knowlege, but have come across this which suggests that the fact that the company has gone into administration does not negate the need to have a relevant consulation priro to redundancies being made

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2012/02/articles/uk1202019i.htm

I hope you find another job soon