What is the difference between individual and collective consultation?
Where it is envisaged that 20 or more employees will be dismissed at a relevant establishment within a 90 day period or less, then collective consultation is required (in addition to individual consultation) and the company must inform BEIS (using form HR1).
If there are less than 20 dismissals then you are only required to carry out individual consultation.
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- A member of the critical care team should be involved in these discussions whenever the patient or team needs advice about critical care to make decisions about treatment.