There are several different situations when employee representatives must be informed of proposed changes and consulted:
- in connection with collective redundancies,
- in connection with a TUPE transfer,
- when contract change exercises for 20 or more are being contemplated,
- on matters of health and safety,
- when changing occupational pension schemes and
- when the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations require them.
We are experienced in setting up procedures for the election of representatives to an employee council, writing and getting agreement to information and consultation agreements and in training representatives in how to be effective in their roles. We find many employee representatives benefit from having some inter-personal communication skills training in addition.
Even if not required to have employee representatives by law, many employers think there is benefit in having employee councils and are choosing to set up information and consultation arrangements before employees make a request for them.