Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 28
28
Deferred
Paragraph: 157
Publish Ministry of Justice action plan on clearing employment tribunal backlog and resourcing enforcement
Recommendation
While employment tribunals are backlogged, and awards are not being paid, workers are being prevented from exercising their rights effectively. We commend the Government for providing resources specifically to help clear the backlog. In the meantime, we ask the Ministry of Justice to set out an action plan on clearing the backlog and on its plans for resourcing enforcement, to be published within the next six months. The Government should also justify why it has not so far taken action to extend the time limit for submitting certain types of employment tribunal claims from three months to six months.
Government Response Summary
The government's response addresses a recommendation regarding menopause leave policy, stating it does not believe a specific policy is necessary, but this response is entirely unrelated to the committee's recommendation about Employment Tribunal backlogs, action plans, or time limits.
Paragraph Reference:
157
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The Government notes the Committee’s support for the Women and Equalities Committee recommendation that the Government should develop and pilot a specific menopause leave policy with a large public sector employer. As we said in response to that report, the Government does not believe that introducing or piloting a specific policy for menopause leave is necessary. Each woman’s experience of the menopause is different, and it is important that employers listen to the individual and agree what works best for them. For some women, time away from work may be an appropriate step for an employer to take. For others there will be other measures which will be more helpful—the opportunity to work from home, to move to a cooler part of the office, or to wear a more comfortable uniform, for instance.