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HANSARD Employment RightsMy hon. Friend speaks in his usual eloquent way, talking up the dynamic, flexible economy that makes the UK fantastic and the envy of the world in terms not only of its workers’…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsThe Uber judgment that the right hon. Gentleman talks about was a landmark judgment. It is important that we reflect on that, but it is important that Uber, primarily, reflects on…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsWe have a good history of increasing the funding for enforcement measures, as I have already outlined. Indeed, the single enforcement body, when we are able to introduce it…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right when he talks about a dynamic economy, which is why voters turned in their droves to him to represent them in this place, after decades of…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Social Distancing Restrictions: Support for the Night-Time EconomyThat is an interesting point. I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. It is a really important point. I will come back to staffing overall in a second. He is right. I…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsWe will continue to work with the right hon. Lady and other colleagues to look at the various issues around neonatal leave and carer’s leave, for example. We have also introduced…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsIt is great to hear that example of my hon. Friend’s constituent, because that is exactly the kind of flexible, dynamic economy that we are talking about. Someone can come from…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsI have talked about the fact that fire and rehire should not be used as a bully-boy tactic, but the hon. Gentleman talks about it as if it binary. Can he define exactly what it…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the work that she continues to do in this area. The law is absolutely clear that discrimination in the workplace is unlawful, with clear…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Social Distancing Restrictions: Support for the Night-Time EconomyI thank the hon. Gentleman and totally accept that. We are in a frustrating period; it is frustrating for all of us. None of us wants this to go on for a day longer than possible,…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Delivery Charges in Highlands and IslandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I congratulate the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) on securing today’s important…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsI am sorry that the right hon. Gentleman is not at the Dispatch Box talking about mealy-mouthed statements while throwing Chairman Mao’s little red book at me as I talk about…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsI thank the hon. Gentleman. Clearly, as I have said, we do not want to go back to the 1970s binary view of workers’ relations. What we want is a 21st-century view, so of course we…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsI am glad that my hon. Friend had the opportunity to meet the Secretary of State recently, and we continue to want to work closely with her and other colleagues on this basis,…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the latest steps the Government are taking to protect workers’ rights, as we look to build back better from…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsIf the hon. Lady reads the ACAS report, she will see that there is a divergence and a variety of opinions, as well as a wider evidence base about the extent of use and how that is…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsYes, absolutely that is the case. We are determined to ensure that this is the best place not only to set up and have a business, but to work—for workers’ rights, high pay and a…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Social Distancing Restrictions: Support for the Night-Time EconomyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) on securing today’s important debate. I…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We need flexibility in the workplace, including so-called zero-hours contracts, for example. We know that the majority of people who work on…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsNobody wants these restrictions to go on a single day longer than they need to. We are in the middle of a frustrating period, with the decision to be made on the 14th of this…08 Jun 2021