Red Tape Challenge focuses on employment law

From 3 October 2011 to 19 October 2011, the Government is focusing its Red Tape Challenge on employment law. The Government launched the Red Tape Challenge in April 2011, as part of its aim to reduce the overall burden of regulation. The campaign invites feedback from members of the public, businesses and organisations on which regulations should remain and which should be scrapped. It runs until April 2013. The review of employment-related regulation is broken down into four categories: compliance and enforcement; recruitment; managing staff; and terminating employment. 

The Government has also published a discussion paper that sets out the principles for its approach for reform of the labour market framework. The paper asks for views on:

  • how space can be created for employers and staff to manage their relationship effectively;
  • what more the Government can do to reduce the fear factor in employing staff, particularly the first member of staff;
  • what rights should be included in a set of fundamental employment protections;
  • where the processes required by the rules hinder the outcome that they are seeking to achieve; and
  • the criteria that should determine which rights are directly enforced by Government and which rights are enforced by individuals. 

The Government intends to publish the results of the employment law-related Red Tape Challenge theme later in 2011. 

Also

The pointless Red Tape Challenge Consultant editor Darren Newman argues that numerous sets of regulations do not in themselves create red tape.