The Wages Councils (Notices) Regulations 1987

Notice to employers of notice of proposal

4.—(1) As soon as may be after the publication by a wages council of the notice referred to in regulation 3, the council shall send to every employer appearing to the council to be affected thereby a notice fulfilling the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) The notice required to be sent by paragraph (1) shall:

(a) set out the contents of the notice referred to in regulation 3;

(b) state the date from which the council intends its proposals to come into force;

(c) state the place where further copies of the proposals may be obtained;

(d) state the period, being a period of not less than 28 days beginning with the date of publication of the notice referred to in regulation 3, within which written representations with respect to the proposals may be sent to the council;

(e) state that the order will not apply to workers under the age of 21.

(3) (a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b), the notice required to be sent by paragraph (1) shall also give short and, so far as practicable having regard to that requirement, legally accurate explanations of:

(i) the way in which any rate or limit which will have effect (or continue to have effect) if an order implementing the proposals is made, will apply to time workers under section 14(1) and (2) of the Act and, where the council operates in relation to piece workers, to piece workers under sections 14(3) and 15(1) and (2) of the Act;

(ii) the effect of section 14(5) of the Act and, where the council operates in relation to piece workers, of section 15(4) of the Act on the way in which any such rate will apply to time to which that section or those sections apply, specifying separately, where the council operates in relation to homeworkers who are time workers, the effect of section 14(5) in relation to those workers and, where the council operates in relation to homeworkers who are piece workers, the effect of section 15(4) in relation to those workers;

(iii) the requirement on employers contained in regulation 6(1) to post notices and, where the council operates in relation to homeworkers, the requirement on employers under regulation 6(2) to send notices.

(b) No explanation as required by sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (3)(a) shall be given where:

(i) the council does not operate in relation to any piece workers; and

(ii) no limit will have effect if an order implementing the proposals is made.