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No-deal Brexit: workplace rights
The government has published a technical notice on workplace rights as part of a series of technical notices aiming to provide guidance and information for UK businesses and citizens on how to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The notice advises that there will be minimal change to UK legislation derived from EU law. The government intends to make small amendments to the language of UK employment legislation to reflect the fact that the UK is no longer an EU country post Brexit, but these amendments will not change existing employment rights.
Only rights on an employer's insolvency and in respect of European Works Councils (EWC) may be affected. The government will protect existing EWC rights but intends to amend the TICE Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/3323) so that no new requests to set up an EWC or Information and Consultation procedure can be made. The notice recommends that UK businesses with EWCs, and trade unions that are parties to an EWC agreement, review those agreements in light of the fact that there will no longer be reciprocal EWC arrangements between the UK and the EU post Brexit.
The notice also recommends that employees working in another EU country post Brexit should check whether they will be protected in the event of their employer's insolvency under the national guarantee fund established in that country.