CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EMPLOYMENT LAW -Talk... with teeth?

摘要

'The UK labour market is already one of the least regulated, but does it need to be so complicated, and are there better ways to protect employee's rights?'* The Government is asking us to answer their question as employer groups and think tanks agitate for cuts to red tape, to free up business to compete and createjobs. A review of employment laws, led by BIS, began in May 2010 in accordance with the Coalition Agreement. There are suggestions that the controversial Beecroft Review was commissioned to put energy into this process. The Government has responded to the important consultation on resolving workplace disputes. David Cameron has said the Govern mentis to consult on the introduction of'protected conversations' next year, 'so a boss and an employee feel able to sit down together and have a frank conversation at either's request' without immediate referralto HR.