Voluntary administration can be a frightening time for employees, but according to one employment law expert, insolvency laws provide strong protections for workers despite the business’s fraught position.
After confirming that it has commenced consultation with staff at 19 of its 38 stores, a core concern for David Jones management and its administrators will be the likely closure and the consequent redundancy process for a significant proportion of its workforce.
HR Leader spoke with Nicholas Potter, practice leader at LegalVision, to examine how the department store will navigate the process, the determination of separation packages, and how management should communicate information internally and externally.
Potter…