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New Tribunal powers for fire & rehire and protective awards

5 February 2025

Fire and rehire scenarios have been a scourge on employment law rights for the longest time. The Labour Government promised that it would seek to address this practice which can be oppressive for employees and over-used by employers wishing to impose unfavourable new contract terms on employees.  An employer cannot unilaterally change a contract of […]

New Code of Practice on Fire and Rehire

16 August 2024

Fire and rehire is the controversial practice of an employer firing staff and then offering them their job back on worse or different terms. This is most often a consideration in circumstances of redundancy or restructure.   P&O Ferries famously did this is in 2022, firing nearly 800 employees with little or no warning and replacing them […]