How to Form & Run Employee Forums for Redundancy & TUPE Consultations

Introduction

Employers are sometimes required by law to form an ‘Employee Forum’ to consult with their employees collectively, if they do not already have agreements in place with unions or existing employee groups for that purpose.

Collective consultation processes follow a particular format for both redundancy and TUPE scenarios, so it is important that employers understand their duties under the law fully.

Both the affected workforce and those employees remaining with the business will expect their employer to handle these situations professionally and confidently.

Without any experience of undertaking formal consultation the process can be daunting - employees are likely to challenge their employer over its proposals and the business may struggle to understand its options in terms giving an appropriate response.

Aimed at HR professionals and people managers, this new virtual classroom seminar will walk you through the process for both types of consultation. Expert speaker Helen Cleare will offer some useful tips on how to ensure that meetings run smoothly, and that consultation is undertaken meaningfully and within the legal framework. Consideration will also be given to concerns that employers will have in maintaining relations with their workforce.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• How to put together our employee form and decide upon its size and composition
• Holding employee elections
• Training employees and managers for effective consultation
• Planning, agenda, and terms of reference
• How to hold the meetings - keeping things on a business footing whilst engaging with employees
• What happens after the meetings have concluded - communications and feedback

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.