An amendment paper with changes to the Employment Rights Bill has been tabled which will see the time in which to bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal doubled from the current three to six months. This is a significant change and is likely to lead to an increase in the number of claims.
Other amendments suggested in the paper include:
1. specifying that the ‘initial period of employment’ (the probationary period, during which it will be easier to terminate employment once the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims is removed) must be between 3-6 months.
2. adding to the definition of ‘matters related to gender equality’ on which employers may be required to produce equality action plans, to include ‘menstrual problems’ and ‘menstrual disorders’.
3. a prohibition on any non-disclosure clauses which would prevent disclosure of any form of harassment, including but not limited to sexual harassment.
There are a number of other changes, and the link to the full paper can be seen in the comments.
Our other articles on the Employment Rights Bill can be found here:
Employment Rights Bill – the biggest overhaul in almost 30 years? – Tyr
Employment Rights Bill – consultation and fact sheets – Tyr
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