Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 2
2
Accepted in Part
Embed definitions of 'reasonable notice' and 'moved' shifts into primary legislation.
Recommendation
While the Committee welcomes the added security for workers that the Bill brings with measures to provide reasonable notice of shifts and compensation for cancelled, moved or curtailed shifts. But the lack of key details on the face of the Bill means that Parliament is at risk of signing a regulatory blank cheque for the Secretary of State without knowing the full impact it will have on workers and businesses. The Government must put in primary legislation through the Employment Rights Bill a definition of: a. what is meant by ‘reasonable notice’ of shifts in clause two of the Bill; and b. definitions of what is meant by ‘moved,’ ‘short notice’ and what groups of workers would qualify in clause three of the Bill. (Recommendation, Paragraph 17)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government declines to put all requested definitions into primary legislation, stating they are more suited to secondary legislation for flexibility, but confirms the Bill states the short notice period will not exceed seven days and will consult on regulations for other definitions and worker groups.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
what is meant by ‘reasonable notice’ of shifts in clause two of the Bill; and
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