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| Departmental Response to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 - A Public Consultation 2009 |
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The Department has now published a detailed response to the Departmental Public Consultation on: Departmental Response to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 - A Public Consultation 2009. The consultation took place between July and September 2009. |
| Consultation launched:Implementation of the European Works Council Directive 2009/38/EC |
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is seeking views on draft Regulations to implement the Directive on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings or Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (Recast), commonly known as the recast European Works Council (EWC) Directive. |
| New call for Scrutineers of Trade Union ballots |
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On 24 September the Department for Employment and Learning launched a public competition to identify suitable organisations to undertake and scrutinise statutory ballots and elections under trade union law. The competition is being carried out jointly with the Department for Business Innovation and Skills in Great Britain. |
| Private Recruitment Sector Enforcement – First Report Published |
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The Department for Employment and Learning is responsible for all legislation governing the private recruitment sector. Part of this responsibility entails inspecting all employment agencies and employment businesses on a regular basis and investigating complaints received. The first Departmental report on private recruitment sector enforcement has now been prepared and covers an extended period of Jan 2006 to Mar 2009. Subsequent reports will be annual (April to March). The report updates interested parties on:
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| The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 - a Public Consultation 2009 |
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| The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (‘the Conduct Regulations’) govern the conduct of the private recruitment industry and set minimum standards for Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses operating from premises in Northern Ireland. All Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses must comply with the provisions in the legislation which are designed to protect both work-seekers and hirers. The purpose of this consultation is to gather information and views (from interested parties including those who may be affected by the proposed amendments to the Conduct Regulations) on a package of measures designed to clarify the lines of responsibility between agencies and hirers, further reduce regulatory burdens, target abuse and ensure that essential protections remain in place for the most vulnerable agency workers. Public Consultation |
