Proceeding contribution from Lord Henley (Conservative) 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 shall continue with what my noble friend was saying. The Government said in Committee that their intention behind imposing a penalty on underpayment of wages was to deter wilful underpayers. If this is the case, why are they not immediately providing an exemption for those solutions where the underpayment was clearly a mistake? This refusal on the part of the Government to appreciate the difficulty that even the most careful employers have in becoming fully compliant has led to such burdens being placed on small businesses.
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- 2007-08
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- 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
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- Employment Bill (HL) 2007-08
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