Employment Relations Bill - Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords - continued |
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After Clause 13 | |||
BY THE LORD SIMON OF HIGHBURY | |||
270 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . Sections 10 to 13 of this Act shall be treated as provisions of Part V of the Employment Rights Act 1996 for the purposes of--
| Contracting out and conciliation. 1996 c. 18. | ||
| 1996 c. 17. | ||
BY THE LORD RAZZALL THE VISCOUNT THURSO THE LORD MESTON THE BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN | |||
271 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" .--(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting, in relation to any employment matter, discrimination by an employer against another person on grounds of that person's age. (2) In subsection (1) "employment matter" includes--
| Discrimination in the work-place on grounds of age. | ||
272 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" .--(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting, in relation to any employment matter, discrimination by an employer against another person on grounds of that person's sexual orientation. (2) In subsection (1) "employment matter" includes--
| Discrimination in the work-place on grounds of sexual orientation. | ||
273 | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" .--(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting, in relation to any employment matter, discrimination by an employer against another person on grounds specified in the regulations. (2) In subsection (1) "employment matter" includes--
| Discrimination in the work-place (general prohibition). | ||
Schedule 5 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS DENTON OF WAKEFIELD THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
274 | Page 73, line 9, leave out ("eight") and insert ("four") | ||
BY THE LORD WEDDERBURN OF CHARLTON THE LORD McCARTHY THE BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN | |||
275 |
Page 73, line 40, at end insert--
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Clause 15 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS DENTON OF WAKEFIELD THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
276 |
Page 8, line 20, at end insert-- ("(4) The payment of higher wages or higher rates of pay or overtime or the payment of any signing on or other bonuses or the provision of other benefits having a monetary value to other workers employed by the same employer shall not constitute a detriment to any worker not receiving the same or similar payments or benefits within the meaning of subsection (1)(a) of this section so long as--
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Clause 16 | |||
BY THE LORD SIMON OF HIGHBURY | |||
277 |
Page 9, line 11, at end insert-- ("(6) Section 197(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 does not prevent Part X of that Act from applying to a dismissal which is regarded as unfair by virtue of section 99 or 104 of that Act (pregnancy and childbirth, and assertion of statutory right).") | ||
Clause 17 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS DENTON OF WAKEFIELD THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
278 | Page 9, line 15, at end insert ("unless such unfavourable treatment is reasonably justified.") | ||
279 | Page 9, line 35, after ("who") insert ("knowingly or recklessly") | ||
BY THE LORD SIMON OF HIGHBURY | |||
280 |
Page 10, line 17, at end insert-- ("( ) Regulations under this section which create an offence--
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BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS DENTON OF WAKEFIELD THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
281 |
Page 10, line 17, at end insert-- ("( ) Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State shall--
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282 |
Page 10, line 17, at end insert-- ("( ) The Secretary of State shall, within two years of the coming into effect of the regulations made under this section, publish a report setting out the impact which the regulations have had on levels of part-time working in the United Kingdom's economy.") | ||
Clause 20 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS DENTON OF WAKEFIELD THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
283 |
Page 11, line 39, at end insert-- ("(8) Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State shall--
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After Clause 20 | |||
BY THE LORD MESTON THE LORD RAZZALL | |||
284* | Insert the following new Clause-- | ||
(" . For section 196(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 there shall be substituted--
| Employment outside Great Britain. | ||
Clause 22 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS DENTON OF WAKEFIELD THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
285* | Page 12, line 34, after ("chairman") insert ("and with the consent of the chairman of the Committee or his deputy") | ||
Schedule 6 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS DENTON OF WAKEFIELD THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
286* |
Page 76, line 31, at end insert--
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BY THE LORD WEDDERBURN OF CHARLTON THE LORD McCARTHY THE BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN | |||
287 | Page 83, line 53, leave out ("may") and insert ("shall") | ||
288 |
Page 83, line 56, at end insert--
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BY THE LORD SIMON OF HIGHBURY | |||
289* |
Page 85, line 39, at end insert-- ("23. After section 256 there shall be inserted-- | ||
Vexatious litigants. |
256A.--(1) The Certification Officer may refuse to entertain any application or complaint made to him under a provision of Chapters III to VII of Part I by a vexatious litigant. (2) The Certification Officer must give reasons for such a refusal. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to an application under section 41. (4) For the purposes of subsection (1) a vexatious litigant is a person who is the subject of-- | ||
| 1996 c. 17. | ||
| 1981 c. 54. | ||
| 1898 c. 35. | ||
| 1978 c. 23. | ||
<~et>Vexatious litigants: applications disregarded. | 256B.--(1) For the purposes of a relevant enactment an application to the Certification Officer shall be disregarded if-- | ||
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Clause 26 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD TEBBIT | |||
290 |
Page 13, line 43, at end insert-- ("( ) For the purposes of this section, "employees' representative" or "employers' representative" shall not include any trade union, trade association or political party.") | ||
291 |
Page 13, line 43, at end insert-- ("( ) The amount of money that the Secretary of State may spend or provide pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not exceed in any fiscal year the sum of £100,000 or such greater sum as shall be revocably approved from time to time by simple resolution of both Houses of Parliament.") | ||
292 |
Page 13, line 43, at end insert-- ("(3) The recipients of money provided pursuant to this section shall within 15 months of the provision of the money (and annually if the money is utilised over a period of more than one year) deliver to the Secretary of State accounts, audited by an accountant qualified to do so pursuant to the Companies Act 1985, as to the use made of the money. (4) The recipients of such money shall deliver with the audited accounts a report on the use made of the funds and their appraisal of the effectiveness (or otherwise) of the steps they have taken in achieving the objects of this section. (5) Any recipient of money who fails to comply with the provisions of subsections (3) or (4) within the time specified or such longer time that the Secretary of State may grant in individual cases shall be guilty of an offence carrying the same penalties as may be provided for by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 3(3)(b) of this Act.") | ||
293 |
Page 13, line 43, at end insert-- ("( ) The Secretary of State shall make a report to both Houses of Parliament including--
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Schedule 7 | |||
BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE BARONESS DENTON OF WAKEFIELD THE BARONESS SECCOMBE | |||
294 |
Page 86, line 11, at end insert-- ("Provided that regulations made under this section shall only be made with the purpose of protecting employees' rights and not otherwise to interfere with the commercial relationship between such agencies or businesses and employers."") | ||
BY THE LORD SIMON OF HIGHBURY | |||
295* | Page 88, line 33, at end insert-- | ||
("Regulations and orders | |||
. For section 12(5) (regulations and orders: procedure) there shall be substituted--
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296* | Page 88, line 36, at end insert-- | ||
("Exemptions | |||
. For section 13(7)(i) there shall be substituted--
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Clause 28 | |||
BY THE LORD SIMON OF HIGHBURY | |||
297 | Page 14, line 12, at end insert-- | ||
("(3) In section 14 of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998--
| 1998 c. 8. | ||
Schedule 8 | |||
BY THE LORD SIMON OF HIGHBURY | |||
298 | Page 89, line 30, at end insert-- |
("In section 118(1)(b), the word ", 127".") |
299 | Page 90, leave out lines 13 and 14 | ||
300 | Page 90, line 24, at end insert-- |
("1992 c. 52. | Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. | In Schedule A1, paragraph 122.") |
301 | Page 91, line 3, at end insert-- |
("1999 c. 00. | Employment Relations Act 1999. | Section 16(6).") |
302 | Page 94, line 17, at end insert-- |
("1998 c. 8. | Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998. | Section 14(1).") |
Clause 37 | |||
BY THE LORD SIMON OF HIGHBURY | |||
303* |
Page 16, line 17, at beginning insert-- ("(1) Any amendment or repeal in this Act has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed. (2) Subject to subsection (1),") |
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