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HANSARDFire and RehireThe difference is very clear. What P&O did is potentially illegal. Investigations into both criminal and civil wrongdoings are ongoing, so I cannot comment on those particular…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireThat will depend on the individual circumstances of many people. The pandemic resulted in a number of people reassessing their life choices and if they have decided not to go back…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireI am absolutely taking credit, on behalf of the Government, for the record low levels of unemployment. I assume the noble Lord would be arguing something different if the opposite…15 Jun 2022HANSARDContracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 13 June.15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireI am grateful to the noble Lord for accepting the point that I am making: it is a complicated area and an outright ban would not be appropriate. Therefore, I assume that he will…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireI said that we are committed to bringing forward a code and we will consult on it shortly, but as I said in response to the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, it is a complicated area of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireMy Lords, the Government asked ACAS to investigate fire and rehire, and it published guidance in November. The Government have announced their intention to publish a statutory…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireMy noble friend makes a very important point. He has long experience of industrial relations. It is almost as if these strikes were specifically designed to make life as…15 Jun 2022HANSARDGlobal Energy SectorI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, very much for securing this debate on a vital topic. It was an interesting and informative, albeit brief, debate with some excellent…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireMy Lords, we always do the right thing. I realise that it is an easy soundbite for the noble Lord to say “ban fire and rehire”, but even he would accept that you cannot ban…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireWe want to see all companies engaging in responsible employment practice. The UK has an employment record to be proud of. We have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireWe have said that we will deliver when parliamentary time allows, but there are many other ways of delivering what were manifesto commitments than a formal government employment…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireI am sorry the noble Baroness does not want to join us in condemning the potential strike action on the railways and elsewhere. As I said, we want to see good labour relations and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireI am not familiar with that particular case; I will certainly look at it. I would be interested to know why they were unable to enforce the order that was made. Perhaps it was…15 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveMy understanding is that it would need primary legislation.14 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveWell, I suppose the answer to the noble Baroness’s question is that it depends on how much time Parliament chooses to spend on particular legislation. Obviously, we were committed…14 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveNo, as I said in response to an earlier question, my understanding is that this needs primary legislation. I will certainly check that, but I do not think the noble Lord is…14 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveThat is a good question to which I do not know the answer; I will get back to my noble friend on that.14 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveYes, of course.14 Jun 2022HANSARDCarers: Unpaid LeaveOn the noble Lord’s first comment, I am sure that the Opposition have a long list of Government Bills they would rather drop in favour of this one; let us take it as read that we…14 Jun 2022