Employment laws set for public scrutiny

The Government’s Red Tape Challenge is set to focus on employment law over the coming five weeks. Members of the public and the business community will be given the opportunity to use the initiative’s website to suggest ways in which existing laws could be improved upon or completely scrapped by ministers. Employment law is the latest regulatory theme to be featured on the site. People will now be able to view legislation which falls into the categories of taking people on, letting people go, managing staff, and compliance and enforcement. Collective redundancy consultation periods are among the other issues which are set to be assessed by the Government during the review process, along with employment tribunal discrimination payouts. The creation of the Red Tape Challenge followed Business Secretary Vince Cable’s call last year for excessive regulation to be tackled in order to support the country’s economic recovery. Our Employment team provides advice on the employment aspects of all major business decisions. For advice, contact a member of the team: call us on 08456 381381 or email employment@ibblaw.co.uk.