Amendments proposed to the Employment Relations Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Ian McCartney

72

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     22,     leave out 'within' and insert 'before the end of'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

73

Clause     11,     page     6,     line     23,     leave out 'on which the worker was informed of the time'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce

89

Page     5,     line     35,     leave out Clause 11.


   

Mr Graham Brady
Mr John Bercow

90

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     34,     at end insert 'but such a complaint shall not succeed if the employer can show that he was unable to comply as a consequence of his religious conscience.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

91

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     44,     leave out 'shall' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

92

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     13,     at end add—

    '(6) It shall be a defence to a complaint brought under subsection (1) for an employer to show that, in the case of a grievance hearing, the grievance was trivial or vexatious or that the worker, in pursuing it, failed to follow agreed procedure.'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce

93

Page     6,     line     32,     leave out Clause 12.


   

Mr Graham Brady
Mr John Bercow

94

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     18,     leave out '(whether of the same employer or not)'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce

95

Page     7,     line     14,     leave out Clause 13.


   

Mr Ian McCartney

74

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     11,     after first 'and', insert ', for the purposes of sections 11 to 13,'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

75

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     21,     after 'and', insert ', for the purposes of sections 11 to 13,'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

96

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     22,     leave out 'or grievance'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

97

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     23,     leave out 'or grievance'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

98

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     25,     leave out '(a) in the case of a disciplinary hearing'.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mr John Bercow

99

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     26,     leave out 'or taking some other action in respect of him,'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

100

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     27,     leave out from 'him' to end of line 29.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

101

Clause     14,     page     8,     line     29,     at end insert 'in connection with his employment rights, or an alleged breach of his current terms or conditions of employment.'.

   

Mr Ian Bruce

102

Page     7,     line     34,     leave out Clause 14.


   

Mr David Chidgey
Mr Brian Cotter

103

Clause     21,     page     13,     line     5,     at end insert 'including their age or sexual orientation'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

1

Page     1,     line     6,     leave out Clause 1.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

3

Schedule     1,     page     20,     line     14,     leave out '(or trade unions)'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

4

Schedule     1,     page     20,     line     22,     after second 'employer', insert '(or employers)'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

5

Schedule     1,     page     20,     leave out lines 27 to 29.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

6

Schedule     1,     page     20,     line     35,     after 'employer', insert '(or employers)'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

7

Schedule     1,     page     20,     line     42,     at end insert 'and if it ceases to be independent at any future time when recognised under this Schedule, its recognition shall be automatically voided'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

8

Schedule     1,     page     21,     line     1,     leave out ', taken with any associated employer or employers,'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

9

Schedule     1,     page     21,     line     2,     leave out '21' and insert '51'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

10

Schedule     1,     page     21,     line     2,     leave out from 'made' to end of line 3.

   

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

11

Schedule     1,     page     21,     line     41,     leave out '10' and insert '20'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

12

Schedule     1,     page     22,     line     24,     leave out '10' and insert '20'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

13

Schedule     1,     page     22,     line     29,     leave out '10' and insert '20'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

14

Schedule     1,     page     23,     line     11,     after 'small', insert 'or'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

15

Schedule     1,     page     23,     line     35,     after 'are', insert 'fully paid up'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

16

Schedule     1,     page     23,     line     35,     at end insert 'and that their membership has not lapsed owing to resignation, disqualification or the non-payment of dues'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

17

Schedule     1,     page     23,     line     47,     leave out 'significant'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

18

Schedule     1,     page     24,     leave out line 30.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

19

Schedule     1,     page     24,     leave out line 32.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

20

Schedule     1,     page     24,     leave out lines 33 to 38.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

21

Schedule     1,     page     24,     line     35,     leave out from 'malpractice' to end of line 36.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

22

Schedule     1,     page     25,     leave out lines 4 to 7.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mr John Bercow

104

Schedule     1,     page     25,     line     9,     at end insert 'unless he can demonstrate that to do so would conflict with his religious beliefs.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

23

Schedule     1,     page     25,     line     10,     leave out 'generally'.

   

Mr Graham Brady
Mr John Bercow

105

Schedule     1,     page     25,     line     44,     after '17', insert 'except for reasons of religious conscience'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

24

Schedule     1,     page     25,     line     46,     leave out from 'order' to end of line 48.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

25

Schedule     1,     page     26,     line     28,     at end insert—

    '(7A) A person appointed to conduct a ballot shall, if required by either party, give an estimate of the likely gross costs of the ballot before it is held, but shall be entitled in the absence of any negligence on his part in the conduct of the ballot, to recover the full gross costs under sub-paragraph (4).'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

26

Schedule     1,     page     26,     line     36,     leave out '40' and insert '50'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

27

Schedule     1,     page     28,     line     9,     after 'unit', insert 'and have done so for a period of at least 13 weeks.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

28

Schedule     1,     page     28,     line     33,     leave out '10' and insert '20'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins
Mr John Bercow

29

Schedule     1,     page     29,     line     17,     after 'another', insert ' ,and it shall give the reasons for its decision in writing,'.


NEW CLAUSES

Implementation of European Union Directives

   

Mr Graham Brady

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) Where regulations are made under this Act for the purpose of implementing any European Union directive in United Kingdom law, the Secretary of State shall in each case publish a statement setting out where those regulations go beyond the minimum requirements of the directive.

    (2) A statement under subsection (1) shall also give estimates of—

      (a) the cost to business which will arise from the regulations; and

      (b) the cost which would have arisen from implementing the minimum standard permissible under the directive.'.


Report on Act's effect on the economy

   

Mr John Bercow

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '. Twelve months after the coming into force of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Department of Trade and Industry shall publish a detailed qualitative and quantitative report, following consultation with representatives of employers and trade unions, on the impact on the economy of its provisions.'.


Waiving of provisions relating to parenting and domestic incidents

   

Mr John Bercow

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

    '. In the event of adverse economic conditions, including any such conditions highlighted in a report under section (Report on Act's effect on the economy), authority shall be sought from the European Union to waive or relax the provisions relating to leave for parenting and for the handling of domestic incidents.'.


Annual debate on small firms

   

Mr John Bercow

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

    '. Following the coming into force of this Act, the annual parliamentary debate on small firms shall include consideration of its impact on those firms, as compared with the impact of the Family and Medical Leave Act 1993 on small firms in the United States.'.


 
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