Announcing a consultation on changes to employment legislation, Business Secretary, Vince Cable said he wanted to help firms expand without making existing staff feel insecure. The key items within the consultation are expected to be:
· a "call for evidence" on whether "micro-firms" can dismiss staff without their agreement and without them being taken to a tribunal if they pay compensation
· a consultation on "protected conversations", which would allow employers to have frank discussions about poor performance with workers without fear that they could be used as evidence in a tribunal
· a "call for evidence" on the length of time required for a consultation period on planned redundancies; it is currently 90 days, but the government is considering reducing that to 30
· a requirement for all claims to go to the conciliation service Acas before reaching employment tribunal options for a "rapid resolution scheme" for more simple cases to be settled within three months
The business secretary also confirmed plans to make people work for two years before they could make a claim for unfair dismissal from April - up from one year at present. APA will be answering the consultation and now asks Members to submit comments to inclusion.
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