All change

Views on amendments to dispute resolution and other employment law issues are being sought by the government in a new consultation paper. Proposals on the table include extending the definition of a “relevant adviser” who can sign off a compromise agreement; changing the current position on interest accruing on tribunal awards; broader powers for tribunals to make recommendations in discrimination cases. Transitional provisions for the abolition of the statutory dismissal and grievance procedures are also proposed, as is the introduction of a procedure which would allow tribunal chairman to sometimes make decisions on the papers only, without a hearing.