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GBR-2008-L-80588
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Title_of_text
Employment Act 2008 (c.24).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Subjects (Classification)
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
Adopted on (Date of text)
2008-11-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Sections 1-7 make certain changes to the law relating to dispute resolution in the workplace.
Sections 8-12 make changes to the enforcement of the national minimum wage
Section 13 clarifies that Cadet Force Adult Volunteers do not qualify for the national minimum wage.
Section 14 amends section 44 of the National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA) 1998 to broaden the type of expenses that can be reimbursed to voluntary workers without triggering eligibility for the national minimum wage.
Sections 15-16 amend the employment agency standards enforcement regime by making offences under the Employment Agencies Act (EAA) 1973 each way offences and conferring additional inspection powers on the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.
Section 17 enables partners to be prosecuted where offences have been committed by partnerships in Scotland and any of the partners are culpable.
Section 18 allows officers appointed under the NMWA 1998 and officers appointed under the EAA 1973 to share information with each other for the purpose of their respective enforcement functions.
Section 19 amends trade union membership law to ensure UK compliance with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on Aslef v UK 1. The amendments enable trade unions to apply membership rules which prohibit individuals who belong or who have belonged to a particular political party from membership of the trade union provided certain conditions are satisfied.
Sections 20-23 deal with general details of the Act.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1973-07-18 (GBR-1973-L-16257)
Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35)
Amended text(s)
1996-05-22 (GBR-1996-L-46818)
Employment Rights Act 1996 (Chapter 18).
Amended text(s)
1998-07-31 (GBR-1998-L-52041)
National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39).
Amended text(s)
1996-05-22 (GBR-1996-L-54788)
Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Chapter 17).
Amended text(s)
2002 (GBR-2002-L-63642)
Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).
Amended text(s)
2003-05-08 (GBR-2003-R-64408)
National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Act 2003.
Amended text(s)
2004-09-16 (GBR-2004-L-68771)
Employment Relations Act 2004.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Office of Public Sector Information
Country
United Kingdom
URL
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/pdf/ukpga_20080024_en.pdf