The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made27th March 2014

Laid before Parliament28th March 2014

Coming into force20th April 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 18A(1) and (11) and 41(4) of the Employment Tribunals Act 19961, makes the following Regulation.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 20th April 2014.

Amendment to Schedule 1 to the Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 20142

In Schedule 1 to the Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 20142, omit rule 4 and insert—

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If there is more than one prospective respondent, the prospective claimant must present a separate early conciliation form under rule 2 in respect of each respondent or, in the case of a telephone call made under rule 3, must name each prospective respondent.

David WillettsMinister of State for Universities and ScienceDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills27th March 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014 to make it clear that the satisfaction of the requirement for early conciliation must be achieved in relation to each prospective respondent against whom a prospective claimant is considering instituting relevant proceedings.