Bill · started in the Commons
Employment Retention Bill
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Employment Retention Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 29 January 2008 by John Robertson (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
<p>Many employees leave work due to illness or disability. Current Government policy emphasises moving people from claiming benefits into work. The intention of the Bill is to retain people in work and thereby to reduce the numbers who have to claim benefits in the first place. <br><br>The Bill would amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to ensure that:</p><ul><li>employment retention assessments will be provided for newly disabled people and people whose existing impairments change</li><li>entitlement to rehabilitation leave will be established on the basis of these assessments in the hope that this will avoid loss of employment. </li></ul>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 29 Jan 2008
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 30 Oct 2008.