Strikes: Cover by Agency Workers Debate
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Lord Sikka
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Strikes: Cover by Agency Workers
Lord Sikka Excerpts(1 year, 9 months ago)
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Lord Callanan (Con)
As I said, this applies in all sectors of the economy. Agencies already supply a considerable number of personnel in the fields that the noble Baroness mentioned.
Lord Sikka (Lab)
My Lords, even the Prime Minister condemned P&O’s violation of employment laws, and now the Government are going ahead with implementing those despicable practices in UK law. Could the Minister tell us what other bad practices they are ready to implement?
Lord Callanan (Con)
I answered that question earlier. This is an entirely different situation from the P&O dispute, as it was at the time. We were committed to taking action to prevent abuses such as that, and we are still committed to that. This is an entirely different situation.