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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Tuesday 19 June 2012

 

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Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee 11

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

 

Norman Lamb

 

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Clause  17,  page  12,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Section [Confidentiality of negotiations before termination of employment] does

 

not apply to any offer made or discussions held before the commencement of that

 

section.’.

 

Confidentiality of negotiations before termination of employment

 

Norman Lamb

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘After section 111 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 insert—

 

“111A

Confidentiality of negotiations before termination of employment

 

(1)    

In determining any matter arising on a complaint under section 111, an

 

employment tribunal may not take account of any offer made or

 

discussions held, before the termination of the employment in question,

 

with a view to it being terminated on terms agreed between the employer

 

and the employee.

 

    

This is subject to the following provisions of this section.

 

(2)    

Subsection (1) does not apply where, according to the complainant’s

 

case, the circumstances are such that a provision (whenever made)

 

contained in, or made under, this or any other Act requires the

 

complainant to be regarded for the purposes of this Part as unfairly

 

dismissed.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 19 June 2012                     

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Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, continued

 
 

(3)    

In relation to anything said or done which in the tribunal’s opinion was

 

improper, or was connected with improper behaviour, subsection (1)

 

applies only to the extent that the tribunal considers just.

 

(4)    

The reference in subsection (1) to a matter arising on a complaint under

 

section 111 includes any question as to costs, except in relation to an

 

offer made on the basis that the right to refer to it on any such question is

 

reserved.

 

(5)    

Subsection (1) does not prevent the tribunal from taking account of a

 

determination made in any other proceedings between the employer and

 

the employee in which account was taken of an offer or discussions of the

 

kind mentioned in that subsection.”’.

 


 
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