What are the potential implications of the Tesco ‘retained pay’ case, and, post-election, how might a potential Labour government overhaul the law surrounding fire and rehire?
In this week’s NLJ, Clare Fletcher, PSL counsel at Slaughter and May, looks in detail at the case, USDAW v Tesco, concerning an incentive Tesco offered to employees in 2007 and tried to remove in 2021. Tesco offered a compensatory payment to those employees who agreed and warned those who refused that they would be fired and rehired.
Fletcher, a member of the Employment Lawyers Association Legislative and Policy Committee, looks at the potential ramifications of the case, as well as a new code of practice on fire and rehire. Finally, Fletcher looks into the possible scenario of a Labour government overhauling the law.
