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

246

Schedule     1,     page     31,     line     14,     leave out paragraphs 38 and 39 and insert—

    '38.—(1) This Part of this Schedule applies if the CAC has issued a declaration that a union is (or unions are) recognised as entitled to conduct collective bargaining on behalf of a bargaining unit.

    (2) In such a case references in this Part of this Schedule to the bargaining arrangements are to the declaration and to the provisions relating to the collective bargaining method.

    (3) For this purpose the provisions relating to the collective bargaining method are—

(a) the parties' agreement as to the method by which collective bargaining is to be conducted,

(b) anything effective as, or as if contained in, a legally enforceable contract and relating to the method by which collective bargaining is to be conducted, or

(c) any provision of Part IIA of this Schedule that a method of collective bargaining is to have effect.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

155

Schedule     1,     page     32,     line     2,     leave out '3' and insert '2'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

220

Schedule     1,     page     33,     line     11,     leave out from 'within the' to 'and' in line 12 and insert 'decision period'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

221

Schedule     1,     page     33,     line     16,     leave out from 'the' to end of line and insert 'termination date.'

   

Mr Ian McCartney

222

Schedule     1,     page     33,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(9) The decision period is—

(a) the period of 10 working days starting with the day the CAC receives the application, or

(b) such longer period (so starting) as the CAC may specify to the parties by notice containing reasons for the extension.

    (10) The termination date is the later of—

(a) the date specified under paragraph 43(2)(d), and

(b) the day after the last day of the decision period.'.

   

Mr David Chidgey
Mr Brian Cotter

247

Schedule     1,     page     33,     line     26,     at end insert—

'(d) and states the reasons why the employer seeks to end the bargaining arrangements.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

242

Schedule     1,     page     33     line     45,     leave out '10' and insert '20'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

223

Schedule     1,     page     34,     line     16,     leave out '14' and insert '10 working'.

   

Mr David Chidgey
Mr Brian Cotter

248

Schedule     1,     page     34,     line     33,     leave out '10' and insert '20'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

224

Schedule     1,     page     34,     line     38,     leave out from 'within the' to 'and' in line 39 and insert 'decision period'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

225

Schedule     1,     page     34,     line     40,     at end insert—

    '(3) The decision period is—

(a) the period of 10 working days starting with the day the CAC receives the application, or

(b) such longer period (so starting) as the CAC may specify to the parties by notice containing reasons for the extension.'.

   

Mr David Chidgey
Mr Brian Cotter

249

Schedule     1,     page     35,     line     17,     leave out '10' and insert '20'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

156

Schedule     1,     page     35,     line     18,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

226

Schedule     1,     page     35,     line     22,     leave out from 'within the' to 'and' in line 23 and insert 'decision period'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

227

Schedule     1,     page     35,     line     28,     leave out from 'in the' to 'the CAC' in line 29 and insert 'negotiation period'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

228

Schedule     1,     page     35,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(5) The decision period is—

(a) the period of 10 working days starting with the day the CAC receives the application, or

(b) such longer period (so starting) as the CAC may specify to the parties by notice containing reasons for the extension.

    (6) The negotiation period is—

(a) the period of 28 days starting with the day after the CAC decides to proceed with the application, or

(b) such longer period (so starting) as the CAC may decide with the consent of the parties.'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

211

Schedule     1,     page     37,     line     16,     leave out sub-paragraphs (1) to (4) and insert—

    '(1) If the CAC is satisfied that the employer has failed to fulfil any of the three duties imposed by paragraph 54, and the ballot has not been held, the CAC may order the employer—

(a) to take such steps to remedy the failure as the CAC considers reasonable and specifies in the order, and

(b) to do so within such period as the CAC considers reasonable and specifies in the order.

    (2) If—

(a) the ballot has been arranged in consequence of an application under paragraph 47 or 48,

(b) the CAC is satisfied that the employer has failed to comply with an order under sub-paragraph (1), and

(c) the ballot has not been held,

    the CAC may refuse the application.

    (3) If—

(a) the ballot has been arranged in consequence of an application under paragraph 51, and

(b) the ballot has not been held,

    an order under sub-paragraph (1), on being recorded in the county court, may be enforced in the same way as an order of that court.'.

          As an Amendment to Mr Ian McCartney's proposed Amendment (No. 211):

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

(a)

Line     18,     at end insert, '(except owing to force majeure)'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

212

Schedule     1,     page     37,     line     27,     leave out '(4)' and insert '(2)'.

   

Mr David Chidgey
Mr Brian Cotter

250

Schedule     1,     page     37,     leave out lines 29 to 33 and insert—

    '(1) If the holding of the ballot has been the result of an employer's request to end arrangements, the gross cost of the ballot, whether or not it has been cancelled, shall be borne by the employer.

    (2) If the holding of the ballot has been the result of a worker's request to end arrangements, the gross costs of the ballot, whether or not it has been cancelled, shall be borne, as to half, by the employer and, as to half, by the union (or unions).'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

157

Schedule     1,     page     38,     line     15,     leave out '40' and insert '20'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

229

Schedule     1,     page     40,     line     1,     leave out from 'within the' to 'and' in line 2 and insert 'decision period'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

230

Schedule     1,     page     40,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(3) The decision period is—

(a) the period of 10 working days starting with the day the CAC receives the application, or

(b) such longer period (so starting) as the CAC may specify to the parties by notice containing reasons for the extension.'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

213

Schedule     1,     page     40,     line     9,     leave out '(4)' and insert '(2)(a)'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

158

Schedule     1,     page     41,     line     18,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

231

Schedule     1,     page     41,     line     21,     leave out from 'within the' to 'and' in line 22 and insert 'decision period'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

232

Schedule     1,     page     41,     line     27,     leave out from 'in the' to 'the CAC' in line 28 and insert 'negotiation period'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

233

Schedule     1,     page     41,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '(5) The decision period is—

(a) the period of 10 working days starting with the day the CAC receives the application, or

(b) such longer period (so starting) as the CAC may specify to the parties by notice containing reasons for the extension.

    (6) The negotiation period is—

(a) the period of 28 days starting with the day after the CAC decides to proceed with the application, or

(b) such longer period (so starting) as the CAC may decide with the consent of the parties.'.

   

Mr Ian McCartney

214

Schedule     1,     page     41,     line     41,     leave out '55(4) to paragraph 47 or 48 were to paragraph 47, 48' and insert '55(3)(a) to paragraph 51 were to paragraph 51'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

159

Schedule     1,     page     42,     line     9,     after 'acted', insert 'primarily'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

160

Schedule     1,     page     43,     line     48,     after 'acted', insert 'primarily'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Tim Collins

161

Schedule     1,     page     45,     leave out lines 5 to 9 and insert—

    '(1) The Secretary of State may by order amend paragraph 14, provided that the CAC has no objection to the proposed amendment.'.

Prepared 16 Mar 1999