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HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) regulations 2021I thank the hon. Member for Bradford East for his contribution to the debate, and I thank other colleagues for being here in a collegiate spirt to look at this important issue.…03 Mar 2021HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2021. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. The…03 Mar 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingAs I say, it is now for Uber to respond to that judgment. It is there, and it is final: it was a Supreme Court judgment, so there is no further right of appeal for Uber. It must…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingAs I said, we have extended the right to a written statement of core terms of employment to all workers, to make sure they understand the conditions they have and their status. We…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingThe gig economy offers individuals flexibility, and countless surveys have shown that the majority of people do like that flexibility—especially younger people and women. However,…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingI thank my hon. Friend, and join him in taking this opportunity to thank all the transport workers and taxi drivers—whether they are black cab drivers, private hire drivers, or…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingWe will respond to the fire and rehire Bill when it actually comes through the parliamentary process, but ACAS has completed its work and shared its insights with officials at the…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is sensible business to do right by employees, as well as the moral thing to do.24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingI am afraid that the question just goes to show that the hon. Member is more interested in votes than jobs and workers’ rights. That is why the employment rights Bill will come…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingMy hon. Friend is a real champion for the Teesside freeport, and he is absolutely right. We have talked a lot here about Uber and drivers, but our drive to ensure that we can have…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingThere is support for some drivers, although I appreciate that some people fall between the cracks. There is the self-employment scheme for some, discretionary grants are…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingThe Supreme Court ruling is final. We recognise the concerns about employment status and the potential for exploitation. We want to make it easier for individuals and businesses…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingAs I have said, the Government are clear that everybody deserves to be treated fairly at work and rewarded for their contribution to the economy. The judgment has been laid down…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingMy right hon. Friend talks about Uber in isolation, but clearly any number of other operators in the gig economy will be looking at the judgment, and it is important that they…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingMy hon. Friend raises a really good point. It is important that no employer seeks to wriggle out of its responsibilities, and retention is a sensible approach for any responsible…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingOn the coronavirus support, as I have said, any further support beyond the self-employment income schemes, the grant schemes and the discretionary grant schemes will be outlined…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingWe will make sure, first, that Uber complies with this judgment. Secondly, we also want to ensure that all employees—all workers—exactly know their rights and status, so that they…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right in terms of what we have done on workers’ rights. We have talked about the fact that in no way will we be diluting workers’ rights. We want to…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingI want to begin by making it absolutely clear that everyone deserves to be treated fairly at work and rewarded for their contribution to the economy with both fair pay and fair…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Uber: Supreme Court RulingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to make sure that we continue to look at the number of private hire licences compared with black cab licences in London to ensure that there is…24 Feb 2021