Employment Bill [HL]

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Employment Bill [HL]

Employment Bill [HL]

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Business, Enterprise
and Regulatory Reform, are published separately as Bill 117—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Pat McFadden has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human
Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Employment Bill [HL] are compatible with the
Convention rights.

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Contents
Dispute resolution
1
Statutory dispute resolution procedures
2
Procedural fairness
3
Non-compliance with statutory Codes of Practice
4
Determination of proceedings without hearing
5
Conciliation before bringing of proceedings
6
Conciliation after bringing of proceedings
7
Compensation for financial loss
National minimum wage etc
8
Arrears payable in cases of non-compliance
9
Notices of underpayment
10
Powers of officers to take copies of records
11
Offences: mode of trial and penalties
12
Powers to investigate criminal offences
13
Cadet Force Adult Volunteers
14
Voluntary workers
Employment agencies
15
Offences: mode of trial and penalties
16
Enforcement powers
17
Offences by partnerships in Scotland
Trade union membership
18
Exclusion or expulsion from trade union for membership of political party
General
19
Repeals
20
Extent
21
Commencement
22
Short title

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Schedule   —
Repeals
Part 1   —
Repeals relating to sections 1 to 7
Part 2   —
Repeals relating to section 9
Part 3   —
Repeals relating to section 10
Part 4   —
Repeals relating to section 11
Part 5   —
Repeals relating to sections 15 and 16

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