The employer’s obligation to notify BIS

The employer must notify the Secretary of State of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) of all proposed redundancies of 20 or more employees. This is done using an HR1 form, sent to the Redundancy Payments Office, a division of BIS. The timeframe for this step mirrors the 30/45-day consultation period. The timescale for this notice was cut from 90 to 45 days from 6 April 2013 to reflect a cut to the consultation period.