UK Dispute Resolution - Going, Going... And Nearly Gone

With the Employment Bill approaching the end of its journey through the UK Parliament, Eversheds international law firm believes it will have a significant impact on dispute resolution within the employment relationship.

Background

In 2006 the Government recognised that the statutory dispute resolution procedures, which govern many workplace dismissals and grievances, needed simplifying. An independent review concluded that the procedures had led to problems escalating, making the parties defensive and more likely to consider issuing proceedings, rather than encouraging early resolution which was their stated aim. As a result, at the end of 2007 the Government introduced the Employment Bill setting out a number of changes to the law.