Response to the call for evidence on the effectiveness of Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
NEW PROPOSALS ANNOUNCED TO STREAMLINE EMPLOYMENT LAW
19 September 2012
New steps have been announced to give firms more flexibility and confidence in managing their workforce and to reduce employment law red tape.
The announcement comes in response to calls from business to simplify and speed up the process of ending the employment relationship when it breaks down, for the benefit of both employers and employees. The measures are most likely to benefit small businesses.
The government has given details of:
its support for settlement agreements to help end employment relationships in a fair and consensual way. A consultation on how best to make this work in practice starts today and Acas has agreed to provide a new code of practice; how it might reduce the cap on compensation for unfair dismissal claims; proposals to streamline employment tribunals by making it easier for judges to dismiss weak cases; responses to its call for evidence on the TUPE rules, when staff transfer to a new employer. Government has heard that businesses want this to be more efficient, and will consult on specific proposals before the end of the year; and recommendations on how to improve guidance for small businesses on the Acas code of practice on discipline and grievance. The Government is already delivering significant reforms of employment law, including extending the period for eligibility for unfair dismissal from one to two years, encouraging more effective ways to resolve disputes and thereby reduce the number of employment tribunals, creating a universally portable Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check and removing the default retirement age. The Government has considered, or is already taking forward, 80 per cent of proposals from Adrian Beecroft’s report on employment law, published earlier this year.
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CONSULTATION ON ENDING THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
19 September 2012
The consultation seeks views on ways to support the use of settlement agreements and changes to the compensatory award limit in unfair dismissal cases.
Through the Employment Law Review, the government has been looking at ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the British labour market. The review is looking at all aspects of employment-related law and all stages of the employment life cycle. In this part of the review, the government is considering employment relationships that are not working out and what the State can do to support the parties to make informed decisions and give more certainty about outcomes when the parties separate.
The consultation covers two issues:
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