The Employment Bill has recently completed its review by the House of Lords Standing Committee and been given its third reading and passed in the House of Commons. It will now be considered by the full House of Lords. A summary of the Bill can be found in the update dated 12th November 2001, also available on our website at www.herbertsmith.com.
Many clauses of the Bill simply provide a power for the Government to make regulations on certain issues without including any detail in the Bill itself (a practice which the Government continually seems to favour despite heavy criticism!). However, the Government did provide some details as to the regulations it intends to make during the Standing Committee process and third reading (although, once drafted, the regulations will be subject to further consultation).
