publication of summarised employment rights
Authority [[department-for-enterprise
Date received 2022-03-22
Outcome All information sent
Outcome date 2022-04-14
Topic [[employment-workforce

Summary

The requester asked for information on the publication of summarised employment rights under Section 172 of the Employment Act 2006 for the most recent three years. The authority disclosed that the section was repealed in 2017 and provided a 2014 document detailing the proposal to repeal it due to high costs, while noting that summaries are now distributed via booklets and the website.

Key Facts

  • Section 172 of the Employment Act 2006 was repealed by the Equality Act 2017 in June 2017.
  • The repealed section required annual publication of employment rights notices in two newspapers.
  • The Department proposed repeal in April 2014 because newspaper adverts were expensive and they preferred distributing booklets and online guides.
  • The Department last produced a summary of employment rights in March 2022.
  • No information was found regarding the publication of notices between 2014 and 2017 other than the repeal proposal.

Data Disclosed

  • 2022-03-22
  • 2022-04-14
  • 2017
  • 2014
  • 2006
  • Section 172
  • 2 newspapers
  • March 2022
  • 2345069

Original Request

Please supply information related to the publication of summarised employment rights as per section 172 in the Employment Act 2006 in the most recent 3 years.