§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to encourage employees with less than two years' service to pursue their rights under guaranteed payment legislation.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 4 February 1991]: My Department has issued an explanatory booklet, "Guarantee Payments", which is widely available. There is no two-year qualifying period. All employees who have been continuously employed for one month are entitled to a statutory guarantee payment under the specified conditions unless they are employed for a fixed term not exceeding three months or unless of the specific exceptions in the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 applies.