Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 8 June 2021, in the House of Commons, led by Paul Scully.

Employment Rights

Statement on protecting workers' rights after Covid-19.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 696 cc840-853
Session: 2021-22
Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Paul Scully | 696 cc841-4 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the latest steps the Government...; Andy McDonald | 696 cc844-5 (Link to this contribution)
The Government have overseen a crisis of insecurity and a lack of protections at work, and the pr...; Paul Scully | 696 cc845-6 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman talks about enforcement issues and funding. We have more than doubled the budg...; Mary Robinson | 696 c846 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his statement. Many of my constituents work at Manchester air...; Paul Scully | 696 c846 (Link to this contribution)
I am glad that my hon. Friend had the opportunity to meet the Secretary of State recently, and we...; Douglas Chapman | 696 cc846-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his statement. I know that, across the House, we recognise that strong e...; Paul Scully | 696 c847 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman. Clearly, as I have said, we do not want to go back to the 1970s binar...; Darren Jones | 696 c847 (Link to this contribution)
Can I say to the Minister that I am slightly confused by the statement today? He says that the Go...; Paul Scully | 696 c847 (Link to this contribution)
In terms of fire and rehire, that guidance will be there. As I have said, fire and rehire in itse...; Richard Fuller | 696 c847 (Link to this contribution)
The best form of employment protection is a thriving entrepreneurial business sector open to inno...; Paul Scully | 696 c847 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend speaks in his usual eloquent way, talking up the dynamic, flexible economy that ma...; Sarah Olney | 696 c848 (Link to this contribution)
I was pleased to hear in the Minister’s statement that he accepts there is still some way to go i...; Paul Scully | 696 c848 (Link to this contribution)
We have a good history of increasing the funding for enforcement measures, as I have already outl...; Maria Miller | 696 c848 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Government’s statement, because a strong economy utilises all the talents of its wo...; Paul Scully | 696 c848 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the work that she continues to do in this area. The law is...; Gavin Newlands | 696 c848 (Link to this contribution)
May I start by saying that I very much look forward to supporting the fire and rehire Bill of the...; Paul Scully | 696 c849 (Link to this contribution)
I have talked about the fact that fire and rehire should not be used as a bully-boy tactic, but t...; John McDonnell | 696 c849 (Link to this contribution)
That is possibly one of the most mealy-mouthed, weak-kneed, ineffectual statements that I have ev...; Paul Scully | 696 c849 (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry that the right hon. Gentleman is not at the Dispatch Box talking about mealy-mouthed s...; Jonathan Gullis | 696 c849 (Link to this contribution)
Today’s statement will be welcomed across Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke. I think of g...; Paul Scully | 696 c849 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend—[Interruption.]; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 696 c849 (Link to this contribution)
Order. We will not have shouting.; Paul Scully | 696 c850 (Link to this contribution)
It is great to hear that example of my hon. Friend’s constituent, because that is exactly the kin...; Liz Saville Roberts | 696 c850 (Link to this contribution)
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lefarydd. Today’s smoke-and-mirrors announcement—rhetorical, rather than ...; Paul Scully | 696 c850 (Link to this contribution)
We will continue to work with the right hon. Lady and other colleagues to look at the various iss...; Richard Holden | 696 c850 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his statement. One of the biggest issues in employment is people having ...; Paul Scully | 696 c850 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right when he talks about a dynamic economy, which is why voters tur...; Chris Stephens | 696 c850 (Link to this contribution)
The irony that the Government are consulting on enforcement powers against trade unions but only ...; Paul Scully | 696 c851 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman talks about the certification officer as if it were something new that has jus...; James Sunderland | 696 c851 (Link to this contribution)
Our business, energy and industrial sectors are pivotal to our economy. Does the Minister agree t...; Paul Scully | 696 c851 (Link to this contribution)
Nobody wants these restrictions to go on a single day longer than they need to. We are in the mid...; Stephen Timms | 696 c851 (Link to this contribution)
The case won by the GMB trade union against Uber over the status of its drivers is immensely impo...; Paul Scully | 696 c851 (Link to this contribution)
The Uber judgment that the right hon. Gentleman talks about was a landmark judgment. It is import...; Kevin Hollinrake | 696 c851 (Link to this contribution)
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As a fo...; Paul Scully | 696 c851 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s work in this area. I am looking forward to meeting him and his...; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 696 c852 (Link to this contribution)
It would be helpful if we could go a little faster, because the House has a lot of business befor...; Charlotte Nichols | 696 c852 (Link to this contribution)
Polling for the GMB union found that 76% of the public want fire and rehire to be banned, includi...; Paul Scully | 696 c852 (Link to this contribution)
I have noticed that I can shrink my long list of responsibilities in the ministerial portfolio do...; Mark Pawsey | 696 c852 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the way in which the Minister is today extending the rights of the most important asset...; Paul Scully | 696 c852 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We need flexibility in the workplace, including so-called zer...; Kirsten Oswald | 696 c852 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister just said that the UK Government will do whatever is needed to enhance and protect w...; Paul Scully | 696 c852 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Lady reads the ACAS report, she will see that there is a divergence and a variety of ...; Selaine Saxby | 696 c853 (Link to this contribution)
I know my hon. Friend understands that right hon. and hon. Members across the House want the UK t...; Paul Scully | 696 c853 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, absolutely that is the case. We are determined to ensure that this is the best place not onl...; Rachael Maskell | 696 c853 (Link to this contribution)
I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Government may talk abou...; Paul Scully | 696 c853 (Link to this contribution)
I have outlined what we are doing around fire and rehire. Extra and enhanced workers’ rights will...; Laura Farris | 696 c853 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome today’s announcement. My hon. Friend is quite right to point out the nuance in fire and...; Paul Scully | 696 c853 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend, as ever, for her considered response in this area, with the expertise tha...
Subjects: Complaints Conditions of employment Finance Enforcement Industrial disputes Dismissal Redundancy Trade unions Certification Officer Re-employment
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