§ 25. Mr. Donald Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity when she expects to introduce legislation to amend the Redundancy Payments Act.
§ Mr. HattersleyI am not at present able to say when legislation to amend the Redundancy Payments Act will be introduced.
§ Mr. WilliamsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that Answer. May we hope that this matter will be looked into to clear up many of the anomalies which have arisen since the Act was brought into force, particularly that concerning a man or a woman who feels obliged to resign a position because of undue pressures brought to bear upon him or her?
§ Mr. HattersleyI have said several times in this House that the Government accept that some anomalies exist. The object of the consultations now going on and of the proposed Bill is that these anomalies shall be rectified. The case to which the hon. Member referred would be more appropriately dealt with by our proposals for legislation on unfair dismissals, which are an important part of my right hon. Friend's White Paper.