Dismissal at the end of a fixed-term contract, entered into by both parties in the full understanding that they were finite and involved no expectation of renewal or indefinite employment, constitutes dismissal for a reason related to that individual employee. Accordingly there is no requirement that, where 20 or more such FTCs are ending, the employer engages in the statutory (TULR(C)A sec 188) collective consultation applicable to a redundancy situation.
University of Stirling v University & College Union - ending of fixed term contracts is not redundancy triggering consultation requirements
EAT - 08/11/11
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