§ Lord Wedderburn of Charltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
(a) on how many occasions in the five years following 1st January 1991 an employer proposed to dismiss as redundant at one establishment 20 or more employees; (b) if no such figures are available, what is their estimate of the number of those occasions.
§ Lord Fraser of CarmyllieThe number of proposals notified to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 193 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 involving 20 or more employees is as follows:
- 1992: 6,883
- 1993: 5,551
- 1994: 4,571
- 1995: 4,922
No breakdown of notifications is available for 1991.
§ Lord Wedderburn of Charltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
(a) how many proceedings have been instituted since 1st January 1980 under Section 194 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (and its predecessor sections) which imposes criminal sanctions upon an employer for failure to notify the Secretary of State of certain redundancies; and (b) on how many occasions in the five years following 1st January 1991 the Secretary of State has requested such information from employers, and how many of those occasions related to groups of employees fewer than 10, fewer than 20, or 100 or more in number.
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie:
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- (a) It has not so far been considered appropriate by successive governments since 1975 to institute legal proceedings under Section 194 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1978 (or its predecessor sections).
- (b) Details are requested from any employer whom it is alleged has failed to notify the Secretary of State and, if appropriate, an explanation of the reasons for such failure is sought. Information on the number of such allegations is not recorded.
§ Lord Wedderburn of Charltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many notifications were made to the Secretary of State in the five years following 1st January 1991 of proposed redundancies (a) of 100 or more employees under Section 193(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (and its predecessor section); and (b) of 10 or more employees under Section 193(2) (and its predecessor).
§ Lord Fraser of CarmyllieThe information is set out in the following table:
Number of notifications by redundancy size Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 (i) 10–99 redundancies — 9,895 8,101 6,549 7,274 (ii) 100 or more — 799 583 453 577 Total 11,0741 10,694 8,684 7,002 7,851 1 No breakdown available by number of proposed redundancies.