Legal Update: New Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement in force from July
The Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement has now completed its passage through Parliament and will come into force on 18 July 2024. You may remember the controversy surrounding P&O Ferries and their dismissal of 800 employees in 2022 – this Code came about in the aftermath of that.
The Code applies to situations where an employer is considering making changes to one or more employee contracts and plans that, if the employee doesn’t agree to some or all of the changes, “it might opt” for dismissing the employee and offering to re-engage them on the new terms.
Read all about the Code and how to comply with it in this quick legal update article.
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