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Employment Bill [HL]

I support this amendment, which is tabled in my name and that of my noble friend. It is worth making two points: first, we have no pride in the drafting. We feel the point we are trying to make is dealt with by this amendment, but if the Government were minded to consider this, we have no pride in the drafting itself. Secondly, it is worth drawing to the attention of your Lordships that a lot of representations have been made to us, and where there has been bullying at work, this is felt to be an acute issue. We have a number of cases where this has been a genuine problem in the workplace. This amendment is an attempt to solve it.