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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I wish to state clearly that we on the Liberal Democrat Benches do not agree with Amendments 43, 44, 45 and 193 or their intentions. Throughout Committee, the noble…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to open the debate on this group. I intend to be brief, as is appropriate on Report—I have said it, Minister, I cannot do any more. I begin by…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank noble Lords who took part in this debate. The number of amendments in this group shows the depth of feeling on zero-hours contracts. I think it was the same story from the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, coincidentally, both the amendments in this group are mine. They seek to address the rights of workers to receive payments following a short-notice shift cancellation…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the Minister for making another manly fist of that defence from the Government. I genuinely think that they are doing their best. I have met Ministers in this House many…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak on the important topic of statutory sick pay, particularly in relation to amendments in this group. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for signing the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWe will support the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, if he pushes this to a vote, for a number of reasons, eloquently given by a number of speakers. It comes back to how we value…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, before I begin my comments about the various amendments, I have news from afar. Councillor Fox—sorry, not councillor; that is going back a bit. My noble friend Lord Fox…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, for the sake of clarity, we on these Benches fully support the Government on expanding employment legal aid beyond discrimination cases to improve fairness and…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank all noble Lords—a small but perfectly formed band on this group—for their contributions to the debate. The contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, was reasonably…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, these amendments collectively highlight the critical importance of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises as they adapt to the changes introduced by the Bill. We…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, an interesting night has been had by all. More ammunition has been thrown into the laps of these Benches than on any other night of the entire debate. Of course, that is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the amendments put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, which have been tabled in good faith and with good intent, aim to clarify employees’ rights for reasonable…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 215 and 332, both in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe. Amendment 215 proposes a new clause to grant trade union members a…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, these amendments, proposed by the noble Lords, Lord Hendy and Lord Woodley, are I think as people have outlined. I have been on the wrong end of that legislation on a…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will be extremely brief, as the dinner hour is upon us and there are—as we say—strangers in the House. While I recognise the importance of transparency to inform…10 Jun 2025