Tuesday 29th March 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Hendy Portrait Lord Hendy (Lab)
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The noble Baroness is to be congratulated that a package of measures is to be introduced, late thought it may be, but will that package include the preservation of the right to collective bargaining and consultation, which this company so clearly flouted?

Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
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When it comes to collective bargaining and negotiations with the unions, we need to get to the bottom of whether the existing law was disregarded in this case. Mr Hebblethwaite seemed to suggest that it might have been, which was unwise.