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STANDING COMMITTEE D

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BILL

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order: Clauses 1, 4, 2, 3, 5 to 42; New Clauses; New Schedules; Clauses 43 to 45; Schedules 1 and 2; remaining proceedings on the Bill.



   

Mr Henry Bellingham

1

Clause     4,     page     4,     line     5,     leave out 'compatible with' and insert 'conducive to'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

16

*Clause     4,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '19BA   If more than 25 per cent. of the workers in a bargaining unit determined by the CAC do not wish to be represented by the union, they shall retain the right to negotiate separately from that union.'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

14

*Clause     3,     page     2,     line     31,     leave out '5' and insert '10'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

15

*Clause     3,     page     3,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '(6)   If any of the information to be supplied pursuant to sub-paragraph (2) is commercially confidential or information which may affect the security of the company or its employees, the employer shall have the right to withhold any such information.'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

17

*Clause     5,     page     4,     line     24,     leave out '19B' and insert '19BH'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

18

*Clause     5,     page     5,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(9)   The CAC must at all times keep a list of persons considered to be suitable independent persons, which it must make available to employers, relevant workers and unions immediately on an application under sub-paragraph (2).'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

19

*Clause     5,     page     5,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(10)   Unions, the employer and relevant workers shall have the right to veto the decision of the CAC following the appointment of the CAC of a suitable independent person. In this event, the CAC must appoint an alternative person as soon as reasonably possible.'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

2

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     27,     at end insert 'and so far as compliance is compatible with protecting the privacy of the relevant workers'.

   

Mr Henry Billingham

20

*Clause     5,     page     6,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(5)   If any of the information to be supplied pursuant to sub-paragraph (2) is commercially confidential or information which may affect the security of the company or its employees, the employer shall have the right to withhold any such information.'.

   

Mr Henry Billingham

21

*Clause     5,     page     6,     line     5,     after 'unions)', insert ', employer or non-unionised workers'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

22

*Clause     5,     page     6,     line     10,     after '(unions)', insert ', employer or non-unionised workers'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

24

*Clause     5,     page     6,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '(1B)   If information is sent out by unions, employers or non-unionised workers which is subsequently proved to be inaccurate or to contain misrepresentations, the CAC shall declare the resulting ballot invalid and any resulting union recognition shall be quashed.'.'

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

23

*Clause     5,     page     6,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Before sending out any information received from the CAC under paragraph 19D (4) the appointed person must ascertain from each of the relevant workers whether he consents to the disclosure of his details to the union.'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

34

*Clause     9,     page     9,     line     11,     after '(2)', insert '(2A),'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

35

*Clause     9,     page     9,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   In sub-paragraph (3)(d), leave out "5" and insert "14".'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

25

*Clause     9,     page     9,     line     20,     leave out '3 years' and insert 'six months'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

27

*Clause     9,     page     9,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(3)   As soon as there are fewer than 10 workers employed in a company, the employer can end all bargaining arrangements at any time at 35 days' notice.'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

26

*Clause     9,     page     10,     line     5,     at end insert 'and' leave out "3 years"' and insert '"six months"'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

28

*Clause     9,     page     10,     line     11,     at end insert—

       After paragraph 111 of that Schedule insert—

    "111A   If during the union recognition procedure a union uses undue force or intimidating measures to get recognition then the CAC shall have the right to investigate this at the request of the employer or any worker and if such measures are found to have been used the CAC shall terminate the recognition procedure immediately.".'.


   

Mr Henry Billingham

29

*Clause     10,     page     10,     line     44,     at end add—

    '(8)   Any of a union or a company or a relevant worker may appeal against any decision of the CAC to the High Court.'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

3

Clause     12,     page     11,     line     24,     at end insert ', so far as that requirement is compatible with protecting the worker's privacy'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

30

*Clause     12,     page     11,     line     40,     at end add—

    '(7)   If any of the information to be supplied pursuant to sub-paragraph (2) is commercially confidential or information which may affect the security of the company or its employees, the employer shall have the right to withhold any such information.'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

31

*Clause     14,     page     13,     line     8,     after 'specify', insert ', being not less than a period of 7 days'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

4

Clause     14,     page     13,     line     9,     leave out 'either or both of the following'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

5

Clause     14,     page     13,     leave out lines 12 to 14.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

32

*Clause     14,     page     13,     line     16,     after 'specify', insert ', being not less than a period of 7 days'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

33

*Clause     14,     page     13,     line     25,     after 'specify', insert ', being not less than a period of 7 days'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

6

Clause     15,     page     14,     leave out line 19.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

36

*Clause     15,     page     14,     line     19,     leave out from beginning to end of line 4 on page 15.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

7

Clause     15,     page     14,     leave out lines 20 to 25.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

8

Clause     17,     page     16,     line     42,     leave out 'or employee' and insert ', employee, branch or section'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

9

Clause     20,     page     18,     line     21,     leave out 'or employee' and insert ', employee, branch or section'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

10

Clause     24,     page     22,     line     29,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

11

Clause     24,     page     22,     line     32,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

12

Clause     24,     page     23,     line     1,     leave out subsection (7).


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

13

Clause     25,     page     23,     line     11,     leave out 'or deterring' and insert 'him or taking action so as unreasonably to deter'.


 
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