LRD guides and handbook October 2013

Redundancy law - a guide to using the law for union reps

Chapter 2

Who owes the duty to consult?

The duty to consult is always owed by the employer, even if it is a subsidiary and decisions are taken by Head Office. The duty to consult is triggered as soon as the parent company decides that redundancies are to be located in a particular subsidiary (Akavan Erityisalojen Kesikusiiitto AEK ry v Fujitsu [2010] ICR 144).