50 or more Employees:
(i) Information and Consultation
From the 6 April 2008 the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 (ICER) will now apply to all employers with 50 or more employees. It is estimated that the ICER will potentially now apply to over 75% of UK employers. The ICER require UK employers to set up information and consultation agreements governing how they will consult their employees about economic and employment related matters. Employers however should not be alarmed. The obligations under the ICER are not automatic and will only arise where: a valid written request has been made by the employees or The employer has initiated the process by serving a valid notice on the employees.
From the 6 April 2008 the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 (ICER) will now apply to all employers with 50 or more employees. It is estimated that the ICER will potentially now apply to over 75% of UK employers.
The ICER require UK employers to set up information and consultation agreements governing how they will consult their employees about economic and employment related matters.
Employers however should not be alarmed. The obligations under the ICER are not automatic and will only arise where:
a valid written request has been made by the employees or
The employer has initiated the process by serving a valid notice on the employees.
(ii) Occupational and Personal Pension
Schemes
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 which introduced a requirement for employers to undertake consultation before making changes to occupational and personal pension schemes will be extended to cover undertakings with 50 or more employees.