Employment Bill
Bill Number: Bill 73/11-16
Bill Type: Executive
Bill Sponsor: Minister for Employment and Learning
The Employment Bill is:
A Bill to make provision relating to conciliation and other matters in connection with industrial tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal, including power to refer to chairmen as employment judges; to amend the law relating to protected disclosures; to confer power on the Department for Employment and Learning in connection with careers guidance and apprenticeships; to correct references relating to statutory shared parental pay; to make other provision relating to employment; and for connected purposes.
| Bill Stage | Date Completed / Status | All Associated documents and links |
 First Stage |
7 December 2015 |
Bill as Introduced (HTM) (PDF) |
 Second Stage |
12 January 2016 | Official Report - 12 January 2016 |
 Committee Stage |
23 February 2016 | Committee Report |
 Consideration Stage |
9 February 2016 |
Notice of Amendments - 28 January 2016 Notice of Amendments - 29 January 2016 Notice of Amendments - 3 February 2016 Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments - 11 February 2016 Grouping List of Amendment - 4 February 2016 Official Report - 9 February 2016 (Part 1) (Part 2) Bill - As Amended at Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF) Explanatory and Financial Memorandum - As Amended at Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF) |
 Further Consideration Stage |
22 & 23 February 2016 |
Notice of Amendments - 12 February 2016 Notice of Amendments - 17 February 2016 Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments - 22 February 2016 Grouping List of Amendments - 17 February 2016 Official Report - 22 February 2016 (Part 1) (Part 2) Official Report - 23 February 2016 Bill - As Amended at Further Consideration Stage (PDF) (HTM) Explanatory and Financial Memorandum - As Amended at Further Consideration Stage (PDF) (HTM) |
 Final Stage |
1 March 2016 |
Official Report - 1 March (Suspension of Standing Order 42(1)) |
 Royal Assent |
22 April 2016 | Employment Act |
