Part 3 E+W+SDispute resolution etc.

Statutory proceduresE+W+S

29 Statutory dispute resolution proceduresE+W+S

(1)Schedule 2 (which sets out the statutory dispute resolution procedures) shall have effect.

(2)The Secretary of State may by order—

(a)amend Schedule 2;

(b)make provision for the Schedule to apply, with or without modifications, as if—

(i)any individual of a description specified in the order who would not otherwise be an employee for the purposes of the Schedule were an employee for those purposes; and

(ii)a person of a description specified in the order were, in the case of any such individual, the individual’s employer for those purposes.

(3)Before making an order under this section, the Secretary of State must consult the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.