EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends section 18(1) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996. Section 18(1) lists the proceedings which are relevant proceedings for the purposes of early conciliation and other conciliation services provided by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. The amendments made by this Order add to the list of jurisdictions in section 18(1) and reorder the list chronologically. The list is also revised by this Order to refer solely to the legislative provisions under which individuals present complaints to Employment Tribunals.
The Schedule to this Order makes consequential amendments to the limitation periods which apply to the jurisdictions added to the list and makes consequential amendments to cross references to paragraphs in section 18(1) which appear in other pieces of legislation.
A regulatory impact assessment on the introduction of early conciliation is available and a copy can be obtained from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Labour Market Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H OET. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.