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The ke uestions
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PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE If an employer fails to set up Information and Consultation procedures following a valid employee request (if necessary validated in a ballot), then an employee representative can complain to the Central Arbitration Committee after one year has passed. This may be longer if the parties had previously agreed to negotiate beyond the six months specified in the DTI document.
If the CAC upholds the complaint, it may make an order specifying what steps the defaulter should take. Where the defaulter is the employer, the complainant can make an application to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) for an order requiring the employer to pay a penalty to the Secretary of State (up to a maximum of £75,000). It is no defence for the employer to blame a parent company. Failure to comply with an EAT order would be considered contempt of court, whereby the defendant could be jailed.