Taylor Review: Working Practices Debate
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Jonathan Edwards
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Taylor Review: Working Practices
Jonathan Edwards Excerpts(7 years, 4 months ago)
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC)
Disappointingly, the report does not go far enough on the issue of zero-hours contracts. The Labour Welsh Government have failed to support the prohibition of zero-hours contracts in devolved areas on seven occasions. Is it not the case that vulnerable workers in Wales are being let down by both the Tories and the Labour party?
Margot James
As I have said, many individuals want to work in the flexible way that is afforded by zero-hours contracts, and almost 70% of people on those contracts are happy with their hours. As I have also said, we must take steps to promote the value of good work as an opportunity for the third who are not, whether they are in Wales or the rest of the United Kingdom.