Employment Rights Debate
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Lord Watts
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Employment Rights
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Lord Callanan (Con)
I am afraid that those figures are not available to me, but I am very happy to write to the noble Lord.
Lord Watts (Lab)
My Lords, it will come as a great shock to many workers that the Government believe that their legislation gives workers the best protection in Europe. Would the Minister like to take the opportunity to spell out some of those measures, because I do not think many Members on this side understand what he is talking about?
Lord Callanan (Con)
As I said, the best right that workers can have is the right to a secure and well-paid job, which is what we are providing. I have also outlined during previous debates that we have employment rights in this country far in excess of most of the EU standards and which were retained under the Brexit withdrawal Bills. We have an excellent record of workers’ rights, and we should be proud of it.