Consultation Responses

The REC Policy Team regularly responds Government and EU consultations on employment, labour market and regulatory policy and on a wide range issues pertaining to our 21 sector groups. 

Consultation responses are based on feedback from members and on recommendations made by the REC Employment Policy Committee, Diversity Forum and Sector Executives. The REC Board formally agrees policy positions. Regional and Sector Group meetings are also used to generate member input.

Archived consultations:

2012

Feb 2012 - BIS Committee Inquiry into Apprenticeships

Sep 2012 - LPC 2013 NMW Consultation Response

2011

Nov 2011 – Autumn Statement Letter

Oct 2011 – GLA Licensing Standards Consultation

Oct 2011 – Red Tape Challenge Submission

Aug 2011 – Work & Pensions Committee Inquiry into Auto-Enrolment

Aug 2011 – BIS Consultation on Modern Workplaces

Aug 2011 – MAC Evidence on Employment Related Settlement

Jul 2011 – UKBA Domestic Workers Visa Consultation

Jun 2011 – Consultation on Reforming the EHRC

Apr 2011 – AWR Draft Guidance - REC response

Apr 2011 – Pensions: Preparing for Automatic Enrolment

Mar 2011 – Response to NI AWR consultation

Feb 2011 – IR35 submission

Feb 2011 – Improving the operation of PAYE collecting real time information

2010

Oct 2010 - Skills for sustainable growth 

Oct 2010 - 21st Century Welfare 

Sep 2010 - The role and performance of Ofsted (REC Childcare) 

Sep 2010 - Improving the operation of PAYE 

Sep 2010 - Consultation by the UK Border Agency on the limits of non-EU economic migration

Sep 2010 - Consultation by the Migration Advisory Committee on the level of an annual limit on economic migration to the UK 

Aug 2010 - Workplace Pension Reforms review

Jul 2010 - CRB Disclosures and the ISA

Jul 2010 - Revised guidance on safeguarding in Education

Jul 2010 - Consultation on the proposed regulations on duty of co-operation

Jun 2010 - EHRC Inquiry into recruitment and employment in the meat and poultry processing sector 

May 2010 - Migration Advisory Committee - London weighting 

May 2010 - National Minimum Wage workers: travel and subsistence expenses schemes

Mar 2010 - EHRC draft statutory guidance and code for the Equality Act 

Feb 2010 - Protecting Vulnerable Groups - Scotland 

2009

Dec 2009 -  Information sharing between bodies responsible for enforcing workplace rights

Nov 2009 - Workplace pension reform – completing the picture 

Oct 2009 -  Proposals for promoting greater transparency in the private sector: A consultation on improving gender equality in the workplace

Oct 2009 - False self-employment in construction: taxation of workers  

Sep 2009 - Equality Bill: Policy proposals for specific duties (REC position paper) 

Sep 2009 - Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 Consultation (Northern Ireland) 

Sep 2009 - Submission to the Low Pay Commission 

Aug 2009 - Comments on the Independent Safeguarding Authority Referral Guidance 

Aug 2009 - The simplification of employment and skills services 

Jul 2009 - GLA and Supermarket Protocol 

Jul 2009 - Implementing the Agency Workers Directive 

Jul 2009 - Draft scheme order and rules for the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority  

Jun 2009 -  Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 Consultation

Jun 2009 -  Review of Tier 1, Tier 2 and dependants under the Points Based System for immigration

May 2009 - The Pensions (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2009