UK: Collective Redundancies: New Digital HR1 Form

Authors: Stephen Miller, Sophie Jackson, and Charlotte Stern

From 1 December employers must use the new digital HR1 form when proposing larger-scale redundancies.

Where an employer is proposing 20 or more redundancies ‘at one establishment’ within a period of 90 days, it must notify the Secretary of State of these proposed redundancies using the HR1 form.

Until now, employers have been required to download the HR1 form and return it by email. From 1 December 2025 it will become mandatory to use the digital version of the form.

The digital form differs from the previous version in some respects. For example, the employer is no longer required to provide a breakdown of the affected employees by occupational group, there is a new redundancy reason option of “Change in supply chain/loss of supply chain contract” and future consultation dates are no longer accepted.

Key Action Points for Human Resources and In-house Counsel

Employers planning larger-scale redundancies should get to know the digital HR1 system, as from 1 December it will no longer be possible to submit HR1 notifications by email.

The digital form will ‘time out’ and will not save information until final submission, which means it must be completed all at once. Leaving the page for more than 90 minutes requires starting the form again. This means employers will need to review and gather the necessary information and get any internal approvals needed before completing and submitting the form digitally.

Make sure you save or print the summary page for your records.