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Employment Retention Bill 2007-08

Type of Bill:
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule, SO No 23)
Sponsor:
John Robertson

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Commons

  1. House of Commons
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  2. House of Lords
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  3. Consideration of Amendments
  4. Royal Assent

Last event

Latest Bill

House Bill Date
Commons Bill as introduced - html version 26.02.2008

Summary of the Bill

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.

The Bill would amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to ensure that:

  • employment retention assessments will be provided for newly disabled people and people whose existing impairments change
  • entitlement to rehabilitation leave will be established on the basis of these assessments in the hope that this will avoid loss of employment.

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