Call for evidence on workplace dismissal rules
Government seeks views on dismissal rules as part of its wide-ranging Employment Law Review.
皇冠体育app Government is examining current levels of understanding of the dismissal process in the workplace, and wants to hear from employees, businesses and all other interested parties.
This will include:
鈥� awareness, understanding and use of the Acas Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance.
鈥� the idea of compensated no-fault dismissal for micro-businesses with less than 10 employees.
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Business Secretary Vince Cable said:
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp UK already has one of the world鈥檚 most flexible, adaptable labour markets, making it one of our strengths and it stands up very well in international comparisons. However, we recognise that there is room for improvement which balances the needs of business while ensuring that the necessary employment protections are upheld.
鈥淲e are already implementing a radical package of reforms to the employment tribunal system and increasing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from one to two years. 皇冠体育appse are all measures that will help improve the way businesses hire, manage and end a working relationship.
鈥淏ut we also recognise that not all jobs work out for both parties - the staff member doesn鈥檛 quite fit or simply the relationship has irretrievably broken down. And for micros in particular, who often don鈥檛 have legal or HR teams, the process to let a staff member go can be a daunting and complicated process.
鈥淲e want to give businesses the confidence to hire new staff and make sure when a dismissal needs to be made, they aren鈥檛 tied up in red tape. This is an effort to see how extensive the problem is and shed some light on the desire for a change to the rules.鈥�
Employment Law Review
皇冠体育app Government also published the annual update on the Employment Law Review.
This includes an update to the Employer鈥檚 Charter, which now includes pointers on sickness absence and recruitment.
皇冠体育app Charter aims to counter the misconception that employment protections are all one-way - towards the employee. It gives greater clarity to managers on what they can already do to deal with issues in the workplaces, on subjects such as performance, sick leave, maternity leave, requests for flexible working and redundancy.
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