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Recommendation 22
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We urge the Government to introduce legislation in this Parliamentary session to extend redundancy protection...
Recommendation
We urge the Government to introduce legislation in this Parliamentary session to extend redundancy protection to pregnant women and new mothers. The Government must also publish a cross-departmental strategy, following consultation with stakeholders, for dealing with pregnancy and maternity discrimination. We recommend this strategy be published within the next six months. (Paragraph 93) Childcare
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service collect HR1 data and share it with Government Departments and Agencies which provide support for redundant employees and the unemployed. HR1s are submitted by employers where there is a proposal to make 20 or more redundancies at a single establishment. However, data on fewer than 20 proposed redundancies is not collected and neither is the total confirmed redundancies. HR1s include proposed dismissals which may not necessarily result in any actual redundancies. However, the ONS currently publish data on redundancies by sex and age, available here – • By sex breakdown - https://www.ons. gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/ peoplenotinwork/redundancies/datasets/ redundancieslevelsandratesseasonallyadjustedred01sa 20 Government Reponse: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact • By age breakdown - https://www. ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/ peoplenotinwork/redundancies/dat asets/ redundanciesbyindustryagesexandreemploymentratesred02. Additionally, the ONS recently published an article showing redundancies by qualification status, ethnicity and disability. However, due to low sample sizes the information could not be presented at a detailed level. • https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/ peopleinwork/employmentandemp loyeetypes/articles/ labourmarketeconomicanalysisquarterly/december2020