(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
“(1) Where an employer or a responsible person proposes to create collective redundancies, he or she shall, with a view to reaching an agreement, initiate consultations with employees’ representatives.”,
and
(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
“(4) Where an employer has initiated consultations with employees’ representatives under this section, a responsible person may continue any consultation so initiated.”.
