Employment Act 2008

The Bill contains proposals to reform existing law covering industrial relations and employment protection. <br><strong><br>Key areas</strong><br><br><ul><li>Repeals the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 which were intended to reduce employment litigation, but had unintended consequences in practice</li><li>The statutory dispute resolution procedures will be replaced by a new non-regulatory system; a package of measures to encourage early/informal resolution of employment disputes possibly with increased support for the involvement of Acas</li><li>Clarifies and strengthens the enforcement framework for the National Minimum Wage</li><li>Clarifies and strengthens employment agency standards to address some of the concerns about vulnerable workers </li><li>Changes the relevant labour law to ensure compliance with the European Court of Human Rights judgement in Aslef v UK. This requires clearer rights for trade unions to determine their membership, after domestic courts held that trade unions could not lawfully expel British National Party activists.</li></ul>