Duty of employer to supply information to union
Employment Relations Bill
10:00 am
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon, Conservative)
After the union has applied to the CAC for recognition, the next stage of the process is for the CAC to determine the role of the bargaining unit. The clause imposes on the employer a duty to supply information, including a list of categories of worker, a list of workplaces and the numbers of workers in each category to the unions and the CAC. I support my hon. Friend; the time in which the employer must provide that information should be extended from five to 10 working days, starting with the day after that on which the CAC gives the employer notice. That obligation could put a considerable strain on the employer, depending on the size of the business in question. That touches on another issue that arises throughout the legislation. The Bill takes a one-size-fits-all approach. In other words, it does not account differently for the size of the company, so whether it is ICI—