All 1 Saqib Bhatti contributions to the Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill 2021-22

Fri 22nd Oct 2021

Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill Debate

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Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill

Saqib Bhatti Excerpts
2nd reading
Friday 22nd October 2021

(3 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Barry Gardiner Portrait Barry Gardiner
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My hon. Friend has, again, touched on a really important point. It is about what sort of society we want and whether we want a society where work is an insecure fact of life.

Saqib Bhatti Portrait Saqib Bhatti (Meriden) (Con)
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I have a question on productivity. Over the summer, there were reports of the Labour party engaging in fire and rehire tactics. Hon. Members may say I have a self-interest in this, but will the Labour party be less productive in the future? [Laughter.]

Barry Gardiner Portrait Barry Gardiner
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We all enjoyed the hon. Member’s contribution. All I would say to him is that, at this time of day, one should never drink on an empty head.