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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 February be approved.25 Mar 2024HANSARDCode of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementMy Lords, this code of practice, which I will refer to as “the code” for the remainder of this debate, will give legal force to accepted standards about how employers should act…25 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024I thank noble Lords for their contributions. I reiterate that the Government are firmly committed to the fight against economic crime and, thus, have worked to implement the 2023…25 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024My Lords, before I begin, I draw noble Lords’ attention to my interests as set out in the register of interests, including as a person with significant control and shareholder of…25 Mar 2024HANSARDCode of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementThat the draft Code laid before the House on 19 February be approved. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee25 Mar 2024HANSARDCode of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementAs the noble Lord knows, one can read Hansard as well as one can, but not being in the Chamber to hear his eloquent argument of the case makes me slightly deficient in this…25 Mar 2024HANSARDCode of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementI thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. I hope to clarify some key points that were mentioned. I will first turn to the regret amendment tabled by the noble…25 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationMy Lords, the Government take enforcing the minimum wage extremely seriously. We are clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it. Robust enforcement…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationIn the recent Supreme Court judgment on Uber, it was made clear that those who qualify as workers under existing employment law are entitled to core employment rights and that all…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationAs we have said before, our labour market in the UK is one of the most sophisticated and best-working in the world. Out of a population of 66 million people, 33 million are…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationSince the introduction of the national minimum wage in 1999, the Government have ordered employers to repay over £173 million to 1.4 million workers. It is far more effective that…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationI thank my noble friend for his question. There are a number of bodies that enforce our employment laws in the UK. Obviously, HMRC is the body that oversees the national minimum…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationOf the 33 million workers in the country, there are 27 million employees; that means that we have a proportion of the workforce which is self-employed. You might say they are the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationThe Government remain totally committed to the effective enforcement of employment rights and provide a lot of funding, including over £35 million this year to the existing…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationObviously, that case is well known, and P&O was rightly named and shamed. I saw the article but I am not aware of the details of the case. However, I am very clear that we will…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationI am sure we all agree on one thing: that we want our workforce in this country to be well paid and to increase their training and skills. Surely the best form of welfare we can…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationOne of the sanctions available to the Government is the naming and shaming scheme, which is very successful. We have a large number of companies which have been subject to that,…21 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 12 March .18 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill13 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill13 Mar 2024