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Proceeding contribution from Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 19 May 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Employment Bill [HL].


Employment Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness. The notion of exceptional hardship comes out of paragraph 52 of the judgment of the court. If there is no exceptional hardship, the union has no restriction under that heading. I accept that, without the closed shop, the situation where there may be exceptional hardship will be much rarer than otherwise. If exceptional hardship is not inflicted, it does not matter; if it is, it violates the spirit of paragraph 52 of the judgment, which is why it is there.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
701 c1256 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings Disclosure of information Compensation Codes of practice ACAS Crew Employment Industrial relations Employment Tribunals Service Industrial disputes Employment agencies Dismissal Protection Pay Membership Payments Minimum wage Political parties Temporary employment Tribunals Young people Trade unions Shipping
Legislation
Employment Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
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