Employment Act 2002

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Employment Act 2002
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Long title An Act to make provision for statutory rights to paternity and adoption leave and pay; to amend the law relating to statutory maternity leave and pay; to amend the Employment Tribunals Act 1996; to make provision for the use of statutory procedures in relation to employment disputes; to amend the law relating to particulars of employment; to make provision about compromise agreements; to make provision for questionnaires in relation to equal pay; to make provision in connection with trade union learning representatives; to amend section 110 of the Employment Rights Act 1996; to make provision about fixed-term work; to make provision about flexible working; to amend the law relating to matervkhnity allowance; to make provision for work-focused interviews for partners of benefit claimants; to make provision about the use of information for, or relating to, employment and training; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2002 c. 22
Introduced by Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Status: Amended
Text of the Employment Act 2002 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Employment Act 2002 (c. 22) is a UK act of Parliament, which made a series of amendments to existing UK labour law.

Contents

Provisions

The act contained new rules on maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay, and changes to the tribunal system in the United Kingdom. [1]

The Act introduced a mandatory minimum dismissal and disciplinary procedure for employees. [2] The act removed the upper limit for unfair dismissal compensation. [3]

Reception

The act was criticised in the Industrial Law Journal for lacking provision for alternative dispute resolution. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Licencees need to be aware of new employment legislationOpens in new window". The Morning Advertiser. 14 October 2002. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "In on the act: Employment Bill 2001". Personnel Today. 18 December 2001. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Brian (2 September 2002). "Rights or wrongs?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Qc, B. H. (1 September 2002). "The Employment Act 2002 and the Crisis of Individual Employment Rights". Industrial Law Journal. 31 (3): 245–269. doi:10.1093/ilj/31.3.245. ISSN   0305-9332.


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