I'm seeing the suggestion that the awful treatment of P&O employees is "caused by Brexit". First thoughts on this (hard-core employment lawyers, please correct me if I am wrong).
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2/ There is an EU law on collective redundancies. It used to exclude seafarers from its scope, but the exclusion was dropped before Brexit.
However it doesn't *ban* mass redundancies - Member States didn't want that much EU harmonisation of their employment law.
However it doesn't *ban* mass redundancies - Member States didn't want that much EU harmonisation of their employment law.
3/ Rather the EU law requires consultation and information in advance. Useful but not the same thing as banning redundancies.
And the remedy for breach of the consultation requirements is compensation. The employer's statement appears to concede a breach and offer compensation.
And the remedy for breach of the consultation requirements is compensation. The employer's statement appears to concede a breach and offer compensation.
4/ Also AFAIK the EU law in question is still retained as part of UK law.
In short, this is horrible treatment of employees, but I can't see how it's "caused by Brexit".
In short, this is horrible treatment of employees, but I can't see how it's "caused by Brexit".
5/ This is an analysis from an employment law perspective. There is an argument that the firings are part of the *economic* impact of Brexit - but I'll leave that to the economists
https://twitter.com/agallacher26/status/1504470436284813331?t=fvqnHd1ri8JqzfjZg--EBg&s=19
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