Labour & Employment UK webinar programme 2026: Managing large-scale redundancies

Large-scale redundancy exercises can create significant legal, operational and reputational challenges for businesses. Careful planning and effective execution are essential to minimise risk, ensure compliance and support successful business outcomes.

To complicate matters further, the Employment Rights Act (ERA) 2025 will introduce a new “organisation-wide” threshold for collective consultation, in addition to the existing “establishment test”, requiring employers to consult collectively with appropriate representatives more frequently. These changes are expected to come into force in 2027.

Join our webinar where we will explore the key legal, practical and strategic implications of the proposed ERA 2025 changes to the collective consultation rules.

We will discuss:

• A brief reminder of the current collective consultation framework

• The ERA 2025 reforms to collective consultation, including the latest position in relation to the government’s consultation exercise

• The interaction of the collective consultation changes with other ERA 2025 reforms

• Some case study examples and practical implications

• Changes to the protective award and HR1 notifications

• Action points for employers

This webinar forms part of our 2026 UK webinar programme series, designed to support employers as they prepare for implementation of the ERA 2025. It will be of particular interest to in-house lawyers, C-suite executives, HR professionals, and risk and compliance professionals, as well as managers with responsibility for staffing matters.

The main webinar presentation will last 55 minutes, followed by a five-minute online question and answer session.