LARGE SCALE REDUNDANCIES - CHANGES TO HR1 FORM

From 1 December 2025, employers who are proposing to make large scale redundancies will need to use the new digital version of the HR1 form.

Failure to submit an HR1 form can result in unlimited fines and criminal liability for both the company and its directors, and disqualification of directors.

Changes to the form include:

• There is no longer a requirement to provide breakdowns of affected employees by occupational groups

• A new redundancy reason option has been added – “Change in supply chain/loss of supply chain contract”

• Future consultation start dates will not be accepted.

A few practical points to note:

• You will need to complete the form in one sitting and it will take around 40 minutes to complete (it won't be possible to save and come back to the form, and inactivity over 90 minutes means you will lose what you have done so far);

• You will need to save or print the final summary page before you submit the form, as there is a requirement to send a copy of the form to employee representatives, and it is not possible to retrieve a copy of the form once it has been submitted;

• When you need to submit the HR1 form will depend on how many employees you are proposing to dismiss. This will be either: (a) at least 30 days before the first dismissal is to take effect when 20 to 99 redundancies are proposed; or (b) at least 45 days before the first dismissal is to take effect when 100 or more redundancies are proposed;

• The Government is currently exploring proposals to change collective consultation obligations, including a potential change to the threshold number which triggers the duty to collectively consult, however further detail on this is awaited. 

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