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

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Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     42     [Schedule     1],     leave out line 37 and insert—

    '71A.—(1) The CAC must give notice to the parties of receipt of an application under paragraph 71.

    (2) Within the acceptance period the CAC must decide whether the application is admissible within the terms of paragraph 71.

    (3) In deciding whether an application is admissible the CAC must consider any evidence which it has been given by the employer or the union (or unions).

    (4) If the CAC decides that the application is not admissible—

      (a) the CAC must give notice of its decision to the parties,

      (b) the CAC must not accept the application,

      (c) no further steps are to be taken under this Part of this Schedule, and

      (d) the bargaining arrangements shall cease to have effect on the date specified under paragraph 70(2)(d).

    (5) If the CAC accepts an application it must give notice of the acceptance to the parties.

    (6) The acceptance 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.

    71B.—(1) If the CAC accepts an application it-'


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley [R]
Mr James Arbuthnot
Mr John Redwood [R]
Mr Tim Boswell [R]
Mr Christopher Chope [R]

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Page     43,     line     2     [Schedule     1],     leave out '10' and insert '15'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     43,     line     2     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'receives' and insert 'gives notice of acceptance of'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     43,     line     12     [Schedule     1],     leave out ', and if the request' and insert—

    '(1A) The request is not valid unless it'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     43,     line     16     [Schedule     1],     leave out sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley [R]
Mr James Arbuthnot
Mr John Redwood [R]
Mr Tim Boswell [R]
Mr Christopher Chope [R]

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Page     43,     line     34     [Schedule     1],     leave out '10' and insert '15'.


   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     12     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'invalid' and insert 'not admissible'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     15     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'invalid' and insert 'not admissible'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     19     [Schedule     1],     leave out sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     23     [Schedule     1],     leave out from beginning to 'decides' in line 24 and insert 'An application under paragraph 74 or 75 is not admissible unless the CAC'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     27     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'there is prima facie evidence that'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     30     [Schedule     1],     leave out from 'must' to 'give' in line 31.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     32     [Schedule     1],     leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert—

    '77A.—(1) The CAC must give notice to the parties of receipt of an application under paragraph 74 or 75.

    (2) Within the acceptance period the CAC must decide whether—

      (a) the request is valid within the terms of paragraph 72, and

      (b) the application is admissible within the terms of paragraphs 76 and 77.

    (3) In deciding those questions the CAC must consider any evidence which it has been given by the employer or the union (or unions).

    (4) If the CAC decides that the request is not valid or the application is not admissible—

      (a) the CAC must give notice of its decision to the parties,

      (b) the CAC must not accept the application, and

      (c) no further steps are to be taken under this Part of this Schedule.

    (5) If the CAC decides that the request is valid and the application is admissible it must—

      (a) accept the application, and

      (b) give notice of the acceptance to the parties.

    (6) The acceptance 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 Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     40     [Schedule     1],     leave out sub-paragraph (2).

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     44,     line     45     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'invalid' and insert 'not admissible'.


   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     1     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'invalid' and insert 'not admissible'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     5     [Schedule     1],     leave out sub-paragraphs (5) and (6).

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     12     [Schedule     1],     leave out from beginning to 'decides' in line 13 and insert 'An application under paragraph 78 is not admissible unless the CAC'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     16     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'there is prima facie evidence that'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     19     [Schedule     1],     leave out from 'must' to 'give' in line 20.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     21     [Schedule     1],     leave out from beginning to 'the application' in line 24 and insert—

    '79A.—(1) The CAC must give notice to the worker (or workers), the employer and the union (or unions) of receipt of an application under paragraph 78.

    (2) Within the acceptance period the CAC must decide whether the application is admissible within the terms of paragraphs 78 and 79.

    (3) In deciding whether the application is admissible the CAC must consider any evidence which it has been given by the employer, the union (or unions) or any of the workers falling within the bargaining unit.

    (4) If the CAC decides that the application is not admissible—

      (a) the CAC must give notice of its decision to the worker (or workers), the employer and the union (or unions),

      (b) the CAC must not accept the application, and

      (c) no further steps are to be taken under this Part of this Schedule.

    (5) If the CAC decides that the application is admissible it must—

      (a) accept the application, and

      (b) give notice of the acceptance to the worker (or workers), the employer and the union (or unions).

    (6) The acceptance 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 worker (or workers), the employer and the union (or unions) by notice containing reasons for the extension.

    79B. If the CAC accepts'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     30     [Schedule     1],     leave out sub-paragraph (5).

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley [R]
Mr James Arbuthnot
Mr John Redwood [R]
Mr Tim Boswell [R]
Mr Christopher Chope [R]

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Page     45,     line     31     [Schedule     1],     leave out '10' and insert '15'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     36     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'after the CAC decides to proceed with' and insert 'the CAC gives notice of acceptance of'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     39     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'parties' and insert 'worker (or workers), the employer and the union (or unions)'.

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     41     [Schedule     1],     leave out from 'CAC' to end of line 42 and insert 'accepts an application under paragraph 74 or 75.'

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     45,     line     44     [Schedule     1],     leave out from 'CAC' to ', and' in line 45 and insert 'accepts an application under paragraph 78'.


   

Mrs Margaret Ewing
Mr Alasdair Morgan
Mr Andrew Welsh
Mr Alex Salmond
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
Mr John Swinney

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Page     48,     line     26     [Schedule 1],     leave out from 'voting' to end of line 27.


   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     49,     line     17     [Schedule     1],     at end insert —

    '86A.—(1) This Part of this Schedule also applies if the CAC has issued a declaration under paragraph 62(2) 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 —

      (a) the declaration, and

      (b) paragraph 62(6)(b).'

   

Mr Secretary Byers

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Page     49,     line     23     [Schedule     1],     leave out from beginning to 'the union' in line 24 and insert 'The employer may after the relevant date request'.

 
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