Moved by
Baroness Stowell of Beeston
58GB: Clause 74, page 73, leave out lines 37 to 41 and insert—
“(7) The first regulations under this section must specify an exemption period during which the requirement to order an equal pay audit does not apply in the case of a business that—
(a) had fewer than 10 employees immediately before a specified time, or
(b) was begun as a new business in a specified period.
(8) For the purposes of subsection (7)—
(a) “specified” means specified in the regulations, and
(b) the number of employees a business had or the time when a business was begun as a new business is to be determined in accordance with the regulations.”
58GC: Clause 74, page 73, line 41, at end insert—
“( ) Before making regulations under this section, a Minister of the Crown must consult any other Minister of the Crown with responsibility for employment tribunals.”