[IER] IER welcomes Social Partnership Bill

Fri Apr 30 17:51:13 BST 2021

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IER welcomes Social Partnership Bill

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In response to a public consultation on the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, the IER says the draft legislation is an "innovative and timely use of devolved powers, which has the potential to improve working conditions and enrich democratic foundations in Wales". 

In 2019, the IER contributed to the Fair Work Commission’s review into employment standards through the submission of its 2016 Manifesto for Labour Law.

Many of the proposals contained within the Manifesto have been adopted by the Welsh government and will be enacted through the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill.

These include:

*	the promotion of tripartite working between trade unions, government and employers at local, regional and national levels;
*	the establishment of a Social Partnership Council to provide leadership for this system; and
*	the reform of public procurement processes to ensure that public procurement is undertaken with consideration to social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing.

However, the experts warn that the integrity of the Bill could be at risk without some amendments. Key recommendations include ensuring that the Bill's definition of 'fair work' aligns with ILO standards and that 'social partnership' clearly includes collective bargaining (and sectoral collective bargaining in particular). 

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