For an explanation of how the Bill impacts EU-based employment laws and its 31 December sunset deadline, see our article here. In short, regulations that implement EU law are up for review, reform or removal under the Bill. Following our submission of written evidence to the Commons parliamentary committee scrutinising the Bill, we drew up our own manifesto for change. Based on our experience and feedback from employers, we’ve listed the reforms to EU-based employment laws that we think would be beneficial for business because the current law is unworkable, unnecessarily burdensome or outdated.
If the Bill passes, we think TUPE and the Working Time Regulations should be a particular target for reform. Holiday pay also needs to be addressed. We also suggest changes in areas such as collective redundancy consultation and positive action to improve diversity - those laws are in Acts of Parliament rather than regulations so are not up for removal under the Bill but are nonetheless, in our view, ripe for review. There are also many laws up for potential removal under this Bill that we think need to be kept in their entirety, such as the regulations about part-time and fixed term work.
Our proposals cover Great...
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