Reviewing employment law

To make it easier for businesses to take on staff and grow, the government is reviewing employment laws and regulations and is seeking to cut as much red tape as possible.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is leading the review and is considering reforming:

• Compensation for discrimination – employers are concerned about the high levels of compensation sometimes awarded by Employment Tribunals in discrimination cases. This sometimes leads to cases being settled before they reach a Tribunal.
• Collective redundancy rules – employers are concerned the current requirement that collective redundancy consultations run for at least 90 days is hindering their ability to restructure efficiently. They also claim it’s not clear from the legislation at what point such consultations start or end.
• TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations) – Some employers see these rules as overly bureaucratic.

Source: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1087900371&r.l1=1075193191&type=ONEOFFPAGE

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