This Section changes the existing requirements for employers to collectively consult appropriate representatives of affected employees, and to notify the Secretary of State, where an employer is proposing redundancies.
	Subsection (2)(a-c) amends Section 188 of TULRCA so that the collective consultation obligations within that section not only apply when 20 or more redundancies are proposed at one establishment but also where the threshold number of employees (as defined in new section 195A TULRCA) are proposed to be made redundant at more than one establishment.
	Subsection (2)(d) creates a new subsection (2A) of Section 188 TULRCA which clarifies that employers are not required to consult all appropriate representatives of the affected employees in a single consultation exercise, and that employers do not need to ensure that the outcomes of consultation with different employee representatives are the same. This is not intended to change the current law but to provide clarity on the application of Section 188.
	Subsection (2)(e) amends subsection (4) of Section 188 TULRCA so that paragraph (c) of subsection (4) applies only where the proposed redundancies are at a single establishment, and inserts a new paragraph (ca) setting out the information that must be provided to relevant employee representatives where the redundancies are proposed across multiple establishments.
	Subsection (3)(a) and (b) amend Section 193 TULRCA so that the obligations within that section (duty of employer to notify Secretary of State of certain redundancies) apply when either 20 or more redundancies are proposed to take place at one establishment or where the threshold number of employees (as defined in new Section 195A of TULRCA) are proposed to be made redundant across more than one establishment.
	Subsection (3)(c)-(h) makes consequential amendments to Section 193 TULRCA to reflect the new requirement to notify the Secretary of State where a threshold number of redundancies have been made, and the related changes to the structure of Section 193.
	Subsection (4) makes consequential amendments to Section 193A TULRCA to reflect the re-structuring of subsections within Section 193 TULRCA.
	Subsection (5) inserts a new Section 195A into TULRCA which gives the Secretary of State a power to set the threshold number of employees (which will trigger collective redundancy consultation and notification requirements) through secondary legislation.
	Subsection (6) amends Section 197 TULRCA to correct an incorrect cross-reference, made by subsequent amending legislation, so that this section now refers to section 188(1A) (minimum consultation periods). This does not change the law, which can already be interpreted to refer to the correct cross-reference, but it does improve the clarity and accessibility of the law and puts the position beyond doubt.
	Subsection (6) also amends section 197 TULRCA so that the Secretary of State has the power to amend section 193(2A)(b) TULRCA. The effect of this is to extend the existing power in s197, to allow the Secretary of State to make regulations to amend the notification period set out under section 193 for 20-99 redundancies, as well as the existing power to amend the notification periods set out under section 193 for 100 or more redundancies.
	Subsection (7) amends s198A, in consequence of the changes to the collective consultation requirements made by this section. The effect of this change is that, where a transfer is taking place under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, transferees may collectively consult representatives of affected transferring individuals, before the transfer takes place, where the transferee is proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment or where the number of employees proposed to be dismissed as redundant meets the new threshold trigger, and transferring individuals may be affected by these proposals. This provision reflects the revised requirements in section 188 TULRCA, as amended by this section.
Part 2: Other Matters Relating to Employment Procedure for handling redundancies Section 29: Collective redundancy: extended application of requirements