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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 3 July 2012

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill


 

[EighTH AND NiNTH SITTINGS]


 

Clause 12 Agreed to on division.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Ian Murray

 

Chi Onwurah

 

Withdrawn  18

 

Clause  13,  page  11,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(11)    

Any money paid by an employer purporting to meet a liability to pay a penalty

 

under this section shall be treated instead as payment of any financial award on a

 

claim against that employer to the extent that any such award has not been paid.’.

 

Fiona O’Donnell

 

Withdrawn  19

 

Clause  13,  page  11,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(11)    

All monies in respect of financial penalties collected under this section shall be

 

hypothecated directly to ACAS.’.

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Ian Murray

 

Chi Onwurah

 

Not called  68

 

Clause  13,  page  11,  line  13,  at end add—

 

‘(11)    

The Secretary of State may by order establish a mechanism for the enforcement

 

of unpaid employment tribunal awards and ACAS settlements by HM Revenue

 

and Customs.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Schedule 3 Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 3 July 2012            

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Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Ian Murray

 

Chi Onwurah

 

Negatived on division  69

 

Clause  14,  page  11,  line  20,  at end add—

 

‘(2)    

In section 43B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (disclosures qualifying for

 

protection), in subsection (1)(b), after “any legal obligation to which that person

 

is subject,”, insert “other than a private contractual obligation which is owed

 

solely to that worker.”.’.

 

Clause Agreed to on division.

 

Clauses 15 and 16 Agreed to.

 


 

Norman Lamb

 

Agreed to on division  2

 

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

 

‘(1A)    

Section [Confidentiality of negotiations before termination of employment] does

 

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

 

section.’.

 

Clause 17, as amended, agreed to on division.

 

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am


 
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