Digital HR1 Forms, Mandatory from 30 November 2025
From 30 November 2025, employers must submit HR1 forms electronically when proposing collective redundancies. The new digital process replaces the paper form and brings several key changes:
I. Employers must enter total employee and redundancy numbers (no longer broken down by job group).
II. A new employer declaration confirms that trade union or employee representatives have been notified.
III. The system won’t allow consultation start dates set in the future, and the form cannot be exported so employers should save and print the summary page before submission to circulate internally. Failure to file HR1 on time remains a criminal offence. Updated government guidance is now available online.
Collective redundancies
Digital HR1 Forms, Mandatory from 30 November 2025
From 30 November 2025, employers must submit HR1 forms electronically when proposing collective redundancies. The new digital process replaces the paper form and brings several key changes:
I. Employers must enter total employee and redundancy numbers (no longer broken down by job group).
II. A new employer declaration confirms that trade union or employee representatives have been notified.
III. The system won’t allow consultation start dates set in the future, and the form cannot be exported so employers should save and print the summary page before submission to circulate internally.
Failure to file HR1 on time remains a criminal offence. Updated government guidance is now available online.
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