Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Bill [H.L.]

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Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Bill [H.L.]

This is the text of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Bill [H.L.], as presented to the House of Commons and printed on 18 June 1997.

EXPLANATORY AND FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Bill [H.L.]

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Renaming of tribunals

Clause

1. Industrial tribunals to be known as employment tribunals.

Hearings etc.

2. Determinations without a hearing or full hearing.

3. Hearings etc. by chairman alone.

4. Hearings by chairman and one other member.

Other provisions

5. Legal officers.

6. Jurisdiction in cases about political fund contributions.

PART II

OTHER METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Arbitration

7. ACAS arbitration scheme.

8. Effect of arbitration agreements.

Compromise agreements

9. Advice of non-lawyer.

10. Indemnity cover.

Other provisions

11. Settlements of redundancy cases.

12. Dismissal procedures agreements.

PART III

AWARDS OF COMPENSATION

13. Internal appeal procedures and unfair dismissal awards.

14. Acts which are both unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.

PART IV

SUPPLEMENTARY AND GENERAL

15. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

16. Northern Ireland.

17. Commencement, transitional provisions and savings.

18. Short title.

SCHEDULES:

SCHEDULE 1 - Minor and consequential amendments.

SCHEDULE 2 - Repeals.

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Prepared 15 January 1998