Employment Rights Bill: Productivity Debate

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Department: Department for Business and Trade

Employment Rights Bill: Productivity

Lord Sharpe of Epsom Excerpts
Monday 31st March 2025

(3 days, 14 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Portrait Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab)
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The employment Bill that we have before us today is a very substantial piece of legislation. There will be further opportunities in the make work pay plan to come back to some of the wider issues and I look forward to debating those when the opportunity arises.

Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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My Lords, at Second Reading last week, I asked the Minister to name one company—apart from the four that are routinely trotted out by the Government—that is supportive of this Bill. She did not answer the question, so I invite her to have another go, because we would really like to talk to them.

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Portrait Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab)
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The noble Lord will know that we have had extensive discussions with all the employment bodies that are engaged. Those stakeholder discussions are continuing. I am sure that we can provide further details, but the important thing is that those stakeholders have been engaged and listened to. We are continuing with that engagement and that will help the policies going forward.