S.C.F.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Friday 4th January 2002
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE F
EMPLOYMENT BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee (6th December).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
96
*Clause 1, page 2, line 4, leave out 'shall' and insert 'may'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
95
*Clause 1, page 2, line 6, after 'employment,' insert 'with his present employer'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
97
*Clause 1, page 2, line 11, leave out 'shall' and insert 'may'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
102
*Clause 1, page 2, line 12, leave out 'the extent of'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
99
*Clause 1, page 2, line 14, at end insert 'and the requirements for consultation between the employee and his employer as to when such leave may be taken'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
103
*Clause 1, page 2, line 14, at end insert—
| '(c) | what evidence shall be required of satisfaction of the conditions under subsection (1)'. |
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
98
*Clause 1, page 2, line 15, leave out subsections (3) and (4).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
104
*Clause 1, page 2, line 17, leave out 'a single period of'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
105
*Clause 1, page 2, line 20, after 'date', insert 'which is ten days before the expected date'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
100
*Clause 1, page 2, line 21, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
106
*Clause 1, page 2, line 22, leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
101
*Clause 1, page 2, line 27, leave out paragraph (c).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
94
*Clause 1, page 2, line 29, at end insert—
| '(d) | make provision regarding the right to accrue holiday entitlement under the Working Time Regulations (1998) during periods of absence under subsection (1) above; |
| (e) | make provision regarding treatment of bonus payments made during periods of absence under subsection (1) above'. |
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
125
*Clause 1, page 2, line 36, after 'pregnancy', insert '(in which case reference in this section to the date of the child's birth shall mean the date of the stillbirth)'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
108
*Clause 1, page 2, line 39, at end insert 'who is a person with whom a child is placed, or expected to be placed for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
109
*Clause 1, page 2, line 42, leave out paragraph (b).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
110
*Clause 1, page 3, line 1, leave out paragraph (c).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
111
*Clause 1, page 3, line 4, leave out from 'supporting' to end of line 5 and insert 'another person who is also a person with whom the child is placed or expected to be placed for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
107
*Clause 1, page 3, line 17, leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
113
*Clause 1, page 3, line 34, leave out subsection (8).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
115
*Clause 1, page 3, line 40, after '80A' insert 'and 80B'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
114
*Clause 1, page 4, line 11, leave out 'maternity leave' and insert 'leave under section 80B'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
116
*Clause 1, page 4, line 14, leave out subsection (3).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
117
*Clause 1, page 4, line 26, leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
118
*Clause 1, page 4, line 40, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
119
*Clause 1, page 5, line 3, leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
120
*Clause 1, page 5, line 6, leave out paragraph (b).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
112
*Clause 1, page 5, line 10, at end insert—
| '(cc) | make provision requiring employers to pass copies of notices received under sections 80a or 80b from employees to the Child Support Agency in specified circumstances'. |
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
121
*Clause 1, page 5, line 13, leave out paragraph (e).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
122
*Clause 1, page 5, line 23, leave out 'entitled to take' and insert 'who is taking or has taken.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
123
*Clause 2, page 5, line 31, leave out 'or has been'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
130
*Clause 2, page 5, line 32, leave out from 'conditions' to end of line 11 on page 8 and insert 'for leave under section 80A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 he shall be entitled in accordance with the following provisions of this Part to payments to be known as "statutory paternity pay".'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
124
*Clause 2, page 5, line 44, leave out 'ceased to work for the employer' and insert 'exercised his right to take leave under section 80A of the Employment Rights Act 1996'.
Mr Kevin Hughes
91
Clause 2, page 6, leave out lines 1 to 6.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
126
*Clause 2, page 6, line 7, leave out subsection (3).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
131
*Clause 2, page 6, line 14, leave out from 'conditions' to end of line 3 on page 7 and insert 'for leave under section 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 he shall be entitled in accordance with the following provisions of this Part to payments to be known as "statutory paternity pay".'.
Mr Kevin Hughes
92
Clause 2, page 6, leave out lines 29 to 32.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
129
*Clause 2, page 8, line 8, leave out from 'state' to 'is' in line 10 and insert 'shall, by regulations, provide that all statutory paternity pay and associated employers National Insurance Contributions, together with an amount calculated by the Secretary of State to equal the average cost to employers for each employee to administer'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
127
*Clause 2, page 8, line 13, leave out from 'at' to end of line 15 and insert 'the lower of—
| (a) | a weekly rate equivalent to 90% of the person's average weekly earnings; and |
| (b) | a weekly rate of Statutory Paternity Pay to be prescribed in regulations.'. |
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
128
*Clause 2, page 8, line 15, leave out 'kinds of rate' and insert 'rates'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
132
*Clause 2, page 8, line 19, leave out 'may choose' and insert 'shall agree with his employer'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
133
*Clause 2, page 8, line 31, leave out 'except in such cases as may be prescribed.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Charles Hendry
147
*Clause 2, page 8, line 45 at end insert—
'(4) In this section, "average weekly earnings" means the average weekly amount (as determined in accordance with regulations) of specified payments which—
| (a) | were made to him or for his benefit as an employed earner, or |
| (b) | are (in accordance with regulations) to be treated as made to him or for his benefit as a self-employed earner, |
during the specified period.'.
