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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting)I do not disagree with what the hon. Gentleman says, but where we do disagree is on the conclusions that we draw from that. I would strongly argue that to introduce primary…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting)Amendment 155 would make the initial period of employment six months, to align with a standard probationary period. The Government have admitted that they do not have robust data…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 155, in schedule 2, page 112, line 23, after “period” insert “of no less than six months”. This amendment makes the initial period of employment at least…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn .12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. This pair of amendments on unfair dismissal stand in my name and those of my hon. Friends from the official Opposition.…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 156, in schedule 2, page 112, line 19, after (b) insert “, (c)”. This amendment makes the reason that the employee was redundant a reason in relation to…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for that clarification. I understand the point about autumn 2026, but would he acknowledge that the vast majority of businesses are probably already…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Minister tempts me, but I will set out our rationale for new clause 28 and amendment 134. I acknowledge that he has published a series of impact assessments, but the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDBusiness ConfidenceThere is no clearer pointer on business confidence than the Bank of England’s recent survey on employers’ responses to the Budget. Some 59% expect lower profit margins; 54% expect…12 Dec 2024HANSARDBusiness ConfidenceSorry seems to be the hardest word. [ Interruption. ] I am talking about the Government’s Budget. Further proof of how low business confidence is getting under this Government was…12 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. As the Minister has stressed, the Interbus agreement is a long-standing agreement that ensures access for bus…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I will just finish this point. Both hon. Ladies know that I will give way. Where would the test come? What should the NHS, as the employer, have done to prevent that situation?…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I hope that the hon. Lady is right, but part of the test that the amendment sets for the Government is whether it will work. Is it clear? Will it put the protections in place that…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I hope that the hon. Gentleman is right, but that is not how the Bill is worded. The Bill allows the reasonability test to be applied over the top of the Equality Act definition…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I will just finish this point, then I will be delighted to give way to my hon. Friend. The point I am trying to make is that bits of legislation that we are asked to consider…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I think I have been clear that every law available should be used—potentially, more could be passed—to properly prosecute, challenge, shut down and stop anyone inciting hatred on…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation of clause 14. It is quite clear on a purely human level that bereavement can strike any family and any individual, often with…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is right about the unfair dismissal point. Nobody wants to see anybody unfairly dismissed, but it is impossible to see each measure in the Bill in its own silo…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)I am not certain that is quite the point that my hon. Friend the Member for West Suffolk was making. However, in the interest of fairness, I will commit to properly looking up…10 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend highlights an issue that would come down to a subjective test, so “reasonableness” could mean something very different in different tribunal settings and to…10 Dec 2024