Part 3Dispute resolution etc.

Statutory procedures

29 Statutory dispute resolution procedures

1

Schedule 2 (which sets out the statutory dispute resolution procedures) shall have effect.

2

The Secretary of State may by order—

a

amend Schedule 2;

b

make provision for the Schedule to apply, with or without modifications, as if—

i

any individual of a description specified in the order who would not otherwise be an employee for the purposes of the Schedule were an employee for those purposes; and

ii

a person of a description specified in the order were, in the case of any such individual, the individual’s employer for those purposes.

3

Before making an order under this section, the Secretary of State must consult the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.