TRADE and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers has announced plans to review UK arrangements affecting collective redundancies.
The review, involving the CBI and TUC, will consider whether the current laws are working and in particular whether more should be done to promote effective consultation with employees.
Legislation on collective redundancies requires employers to consult in good time on ways of avoiding or reducing the number of dismissals and of mitigating the consequences of dismissals.
Mr Byers said : "There are concerns about the way employees find out about large scale redundancies and the lack of consultation.
"I share these concerns. It is unacceptable for people to learn from a radio station that they are to lose their jobs.
"Our legislation does set down requirements for consultation but I want to look at whether it is effective and whether it could be improved."
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