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<p>While we recognise that tough decisions such as redundancies remain a commercial
matter, it’s important that employees are treated fairly and that correct process
is followed.</p><p>The Government has a robust package of measures to address non-compliance
including:</p><ul><li>potential disciplinary action for officeholders who fail to
consult following appointment on insolvency,</li><li>a financial penalty on employers
who fail to engage with employees and;</li><li>potential prosecution for failure to
notify the relevant competent authority when proposing redundancies.</li></ul><p>Whether
an employer met consultation requirements for collective redundancy would be a matter
for an employment tribunal to decide, having heard detailed evidence on the facts
of the case.</p>
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