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This briefing covers the rules governing trade unions, the rights of union members, collective bargaining, strikes and other industrial action
This briefing covers the rules governing trade unions, the rights of union members, collective bargaining, strikes and other industrial action
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether ACAS intends to update the ACAS Code of Practice on facility time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether ACAS intends to update the ACAS Code of Practice on facility time.
The existing Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Code on time off for trade union duties and activities (“the Code”) has been updated to reflect the changes made by the Employment Rights Act 2025 to the statutory framework on the rights to time off and the provision of facilities for trade union representatives.
The draft Code was laid before Parliament on 6 July 2026. Subject to completion of the parliamentary procedures, the intention is that it will be brought into effect alongside the changes to the statutory framework in October 2026.
This briefing explores the use, legal context and proposals for reform of 'fire and rehire' tactics by employers.
This briefing explores the use, legal context and proposals for reform of 'fire and rehire' tactics by employers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with Acas under the Prevent strand of its 2025–30 strategy to ensure that employers do not issue non-disclosure agreements in cases of (a) harassment and (b) discrimination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with Acas under the Prevent strand of its 2025–30 strategy to ensure that employers do not issue non-disclosure agreements in cases of (a) harassment and (b) discrimination.
Clause 24 of the Government’s Employment Rights Bill will void any agreement, such as a contract of employment or settlement agreement, between a worker and their employer that prevents a worker from speaking out about relevant harassment or discrimination. These agreements are often referred to as non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
The Government will work with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) on updates to its guidance on NDAs to ensure that workers and employers understand the changes to the law when they come into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Acas under the new Resolve and Manage priorities in its 2025–30 strategy to help support victims of harassment and discrimination following the planned introduction of the ban on non-disclosure agreements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Acas under the new Resolve and Manage priorities in its 2025–30 strategy to help support victims of harassment and discrimination following the planned introduction of the ban on non-disclosure agreements.
Clause 24 of the Government’s Employment Rights Bill will void any agreement, such as a contract of employment or settlement agreement, between a worker and their employer that prevents a worker from speaking out about relevant harassment or discrimination. These agreements are often referred to as non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
The Government will work with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) on updates to its guidance on NDAs to ensure that workers and employers understand the changes to the law when they come into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service on improving guidance on safeguarding complainants during internal grievance processes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service on improving guidance on safeguarding complainants during internal grievance processes.
The Department has been engaging with Acas on developing their guidance in the context of both Make Work Pay and wider public policy developments. This has included recent discussions around developing Acas’ guidance on internal disciplinary and grievance (D&G) procedures.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many calls the ACAS helpline received in each year between 2016 and 2024; of those, how many and what percentage of calls were about religion and belief; and how many and what percentage of calls were received from those who identified as Muslim.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many calls the ACAS helpline received in each year between 2016 and 2024; of those, how many and what percentage of calls were about religion and belief; and how many and what percentage of calls were received from those who identified as Muslim.
Between the years 2016 and 2024, the Acas helpline received the following numbers of calls. Acas’ data on calls is not broken down into different religions and beliefs.
Year | Number of calls | Calls related to religion and beliefs | Percentage of helpline calls on religion and beliefs. |
2016 | 960,400 | 1,262 | 0.13% |
2017 | 776,400 | 977 | 0.13% |
2018 | 710,000 | 843 | 0.12% |
2019 | 784,000 | 1,084 | 0.14% |
2020 | 750,100 | 805 | 0.11% |
2021 | 662,200 | 1,002 | 0.15% |
2022 | 640,200 | 1,009 | 0.16% |
2023 | 621,500 | 1,121 | 0.18% |
2024 | 569,300 | 1,179 | 0.21% |
This briefing outlines the various options open to an individual who needs legal assistance in relation to their employment rights.
This briefing outlines the various options open to an individual who needs legal assistance in relation to their employment rights.
Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.
Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.
Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Motion to sit in private agreed to. The Committee deliberated in private. Examination of witnesses.
Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Motion to sit in private agreed to. The Committee deliberated in private. Examination of witnesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) ACAS Early Conciliation Certificates and (b) Employment Tribunal cases (i) heard and (ii) settled before a hearing were found in the claimant's favour in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) ACAS Early Conciliation Certificates and (b) Employment Tribunal cases (i) heard and (ii) settled before a hearing were found in the claimant's favour in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023.
All claims made to the employment tribunals after 6 May 2014 (with a limited number of exceptions) will include an Acas Conciliation certificate.
Publication of Employment Tribunal by jurisdiction ceased from April 2021 when Employment Tribunals moved to an interim database with limited management information. Employment Tribunals are now in the process of transitioning to a new case management system and work is in hand as part of the HMCTS data strategy to reintroduce the publication of Jurisdictional Outcome information at the end of this calendar year.
The data for 2020/21 is available in the published statistics (tab ET_3): Tribunals statistics quarterly: July to September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
The information for years for (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023 is not held.
Motion that the draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 22 April, be approved. Agreed to on question.
Motion that the draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 22 April, be approved. Agreed to on question.
I beg to move,
That the draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 22 April, be approved.
The draft order will increase the deterrent effect of the code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement, which I will...
I beg to move,
That the draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 22 April, be approved.
The draft order will increase the deterrent effect of the code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement, which I will...
I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. We discussed this issue upstairs in Committee. Can he confirm whether the motion, which puts the code into practice, would stop Willie Walsh from threatening to fire and rehire 10,000 air stewards, air stewardesses and others at British Airways, or the...
I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. We discussed this issue upstairs in Committee. Can he confirm whether the motion, which puts the code into practice, would stop Willie Walsh from threatening to fire and rehire 10,000 air stewards, air stewardesses and others at British Airways, or the...