The final version of the Employment Act (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 have been approved by Parliament.
The Regulations introduce new statutory minimum dismissal and disciplinary procedures and statutory minimum grievance procedures to encourage the resolution of disputes in the workplace.
The new provisions will come into force on 1 October 2004.
In January, ACAS published its new draft Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures which incorporates the minimum statutory and disciplinary procedures set out in the Employment Act 2002.
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