Taylor Review: Working Practices Debate
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Ian Mearns
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(7 years, 5 months ago)
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Margot James
I will certainly take on board my hon. Friend’s views, which are based on many years’ experience. I thank him for his contribution to the report.
Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab)
We have flexibility in the labour market on one side of the coin, but insecurity for people in employment on the other. There has been criticism, for instance from Unite the union this morning, that insecurity is to be the new norm, and we want to avoid that. Will the Minister think about reversing the coalition’s decision to extend from one year to two the protection of employment threshold?
Margot James
I do not accept the premise that insecurity is the new norm. One of the purposes of this report was to look closely at the extent of insecurity and to produce recommendations on how that might be mitigated when it is not desired by the workers. I will consider the question that the hon. Gentleman raises, but it was not addressed in this report.