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Forthcoming legislation

  1. The Equality Bill is going through parliament. For the version as amended in the House of Commons Committee see www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmbills/131/09131.i-vii.html

  2. 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

  3. 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

  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 Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill has begun its journey through Parliament. It had its first reading on Feb. 4th 2009. 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. It makes minor amendments to the Employment Rights Act 1996 and TULRCA 1992. See www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmbills/055/09055.i-v.html

  7. In July 2009 The Department for Business Innovation and Skills issued a consultation paper on the blacklisting of trade unionists. (Regulations are being made pursuant to section 3 of the Employment Relations Act 1999) See www.berr.gov.uk/files/file51729.pdf