Correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Department of Business and Trade outlining the CIPD's belief that the Employment Rights Bill should now be passed.
Business organisations are clear that there remain concerns about many of the powers contained in Employment Rights Bill. However, in order to secure the six-month qualifying period for unfair dismissal, and to make progress on further negotiations on the Bill in secondary legislation, six leading business groups, including the CIPD, have today exchanged correspondence with the the Secretary of State for the Department of Business and Trade stating we believe the Bill should now be passed.
We are pleased the UK Government has agreed to move forward with tripartite discussions on other key elements of secondary legislation as there remain many areas where compromise will need to be found to get the Bill into a workable state.
Below are copies of the letters sent to the Secretary of State and the response sent back.
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