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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Monday 21st July 2008

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

Employment Bill [Lords] Committee 1 and 3

Public Bill Committee

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Employment Bill [Lords]

Enforcement of unpaid Employment Tribunal awards

Sarah Teather

Lorely Burt

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall by order make regulations to enforce the recovery, on

behalf of the claimant, of any Employment Tribunal monetary award not fully

paid by the respondent within forty-two days of the date on which judgment was

sent to the parties, and for the recovery of all associated enforcement costs from

the respondent.

(2)	Regulations made under subsection (1) shall—

(a)	identify organisations responsible for recovery of awards under

subsection (1),

(b)	provide powers enabling organisations identified under paragraph (a) to

recover awards and associated costs as set out in subsection (1),

(c)	provide for the regulation of organisation operating under this section.

(3)	Regulations under subsection (1) shall be made by statutory instrument.

(4)	No regulations may be made under subsection (1) unless a draft of the instrument

containing the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of,

each House of Parliament.’.

Notices of Amendments: 21st July 2008

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Exchange of information between National Minimum Wage and Employment Agency

Standards Inspectors

Sarah Teather

Lorely Burt

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	After section 9(4)(a)(iv) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35) there is

inserted—

“(v)	to a National Minimum Wage inspector of HM Revenue

and Customs for the purposes of the exercise of their

respective enforcement functions under the National

Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39).”.

(2)	After section 15(4)(b) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) there is

inserted—

“(c)	may be supplied by, or with the authorisation of, the Secretary of

State to an inspector of the Employment Agency Standards

Inspectorate for the purposes of the exercise of their respective

enforcement functions under the Employment Agencies Act

1973.”’.

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Revised 22 July 2008