The government has launched guidance for employers on how European law will be converted into UK law. The information was made available following the introduction of the European Union (EU) (Withdrawal) Bill, also known as the Repeal Bill.
The Bill aims to give certainty and continuity to employees and employers that workers’ rights, which derive from EU law, will continue to be available in UK law. This includes provisions such as the Working Time Directive and Equality Act 2010.
“This Bill means that we will be able to exit the EU with maximum certainty, continuity and control, said the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis. “By working together, in the national interest, we can ensure we have a fully functioning legal system on the day we leave the EU.”
The Bill has three aims:
Repeal the European Communities Act, remove supremacy of EU law and return control to the UK. Convert EU law into UK law where appropriate, giving businesses continuity to operate in the knowledge that nothing has changed overnight, and providing certainty that rights and obligations will not be subject to sudden change. Create the necessary temporary powers to correct the laws that no longer operate appropriately so that our legal system continues to function outside the EU.