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Forthcoming legislation

  1. The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, the one time Department for Trade and Industry (The DTI) has issued a consultation paper on the collective redundancies procedure which proposes amending TULRCA 1992 s.193 so as to require notification to the Secretary of State of any proposed collective redundancies before any notices of dismissal have been issued. See:
    www.berr.gov.uk/consultations/page28162.html

  2. The BERR (ex DTI) has established a review to determine how to extend the right to request flexible working to parents of older children. See:
    www.berr.gov.uk/files/file46092.pdf

  3. The Government Equalities Office has proposed a new Equality Bill which would consolidate all existing legislation including nine major pieces of discrimination legislation and around 100 statutory instruments. It would also introduce a new equality duty on the public sector, end age discrimination, require transparency, extend the scope of positive action and strengthen enforcement. See ‘Framework for a fairer future- The Equality Bill’ at:
    www.equalities.gov.uk/publications/FRAMEWORK%20FAIRER%20FUTURE.pdf

    For the government response to the subsequent consultation (issued in July 2008) see: www.equalities.gov.uk/publications/Government_Response_to_the_consultation.pdf

  4. The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has issued a consultation document concerning the right to request time off work for skills training. See: www.dius.gov.uk/consultations/con_180608_timetotrain.html

  5. The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has issued a consultation document on Dispute Resolution. The topics covered include changing the current position on interest accruing on tribunal awards; broader powers for tribunals to make recommendations in discrimination cases; introducing a procedure for chairman to make decisions on the papers only, without a hearing, in certain jurisdictions (with the parties' consent), and adding Holiday Pay to the list of jurisdictions normally heard by a chairman sitting alone. See: www.berr.gov.uk/files/file46775.pdf

  6. The draft Apprenticeships Bill has been published. It will establish a statutory basis for the Apprenticeships programme, set out the relationship between different parts of the apprenticeship system and ensure that an apprenticeship offers a high-quality route to acquiring skills.
    See www.dcsf.gov.uk/publications/draftapprenticeshipsbill/