An end to SDP confusion

On 6 December 2007, the Government introduced its latest Employment Bill into the House of Lords. One of the major aims of the Bill is to repeal the statutory dispute resolution procedures (SDPs) introduced in October 2004. It is the Government's hope that this will reduce the administrative burden on businesses by up to £180m per year. The key changes introduced by the Bill are summarised below. Statutory dispute resolution procedures. Michael Gibbons was commissioned by the DTI in March 2007 to review current employment dispute resolution. He found that while the intentions of the SDPs ...