Mr Clegg said the Government will bring forward a major package of employment law in the autumn aimed at helping business, including reform to employment tribunals. Read more from the Telegraph
CALL FOR EVIDENCE – COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCY CONSULTATION RULES
25 November 2011 This call for evidence seeks views on the impact of current rules on collective redundancy consultation for business confidence and flexibility to respond effectively and appropriately to market opportunities and challenges. It aims to understand the challenges in pursuing collective redundancy consultation, including the barriers to starting consultation and achieving agreement. CALL FOR EVIDENCE – EFFECTIVENESS OF TUPE REGULATIONS 25 November 2011 This call for evidence seeks views on the effectiveness of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 and how they might be improved, if at all. 27 November 2011 After many months of rumour, Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the government's proposals for what is claimed to be the biggest shakeup of employment law for decades. Daniel Barnett’s Employment Law Bulletin reports: The government has also published its Response to the Consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes . The main proposals are:- · unfair dismissal qualifying period to increase to two years · compulsory lodging of all claims through ACAS, for an attempt at mediation, before they can be lodged with the tribunal · consultation on the introduction of protected conversations, with the proviso that they will not extend to protect discriminatory acts · a call for evidence, with a view to consultation, on reducing minimum period for redundancy consultation to 60, 45 or 30 days And some other proposals, which have not been previously leaked/trailed in the newspapers:- · options for a 'rapid resolution scheme', to enable simple claims to be settled within three months · amendment to s147 of Equality Act 2010, to clarify compromise agreements can be used to settle discrimination claims · complaints about breach of employment contract (Parkin v Sodexho) to be taken out of whistleblowing law GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES EMPLOYMENT LAW REFORMS
CIPP Policy News Journal
09/10/2012, Page 213 of 234
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