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Collective redundancies: Criminal liability for failure to submit an HR1 – who is at risk?
Anita Mulholland explores a recent decision on personal liability for failure to notify the Secretary of State of proposed collective redundancies Directors, managers – and now administrators – may face personal prosecution if they fail to submit an HR1 form within the prescribed time. In R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ …
Cases Referenced
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- In Re Home Treat Ltd [1991] BCLC 705
- R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court [2021] EWHC 3013 (Admin)