Employment Rights Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:36 pm on 11 March 2025.
“(1) Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (procedure for handling redundancies) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 189 (duty to consult representatives: complaint and protective award), in subsection (4), in the words after paragraph (b), for ‘90’ substitute ‘180’.
(3) In section 197 (power to vary provisions), in subsection (1)(b), for ‘periods’ substitute ‘period’.”—(Justin Madders.)
This new clause would allow an employment tribunal to impose a higher protective award on an employer who is in breach of the requirements to consult representatives in a collective redundancy.
Brought up, and added to the Bill.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
A group of workers who have united to promote their common interests.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
