"The Minister will be aware that in parcel and distribution services there is not only widespread use of zero-hours contracts but, as we have seen with the collapse of City Link, increased use of self-employed contractors, who have ended up with no rights to redundancy, with losing pay, and with …..." Ann McKechin - View Speech
"16. What steps the Government are taking to (a) enforce payment of the minimum wage and (b) encourage firms to pay the living wage...." Ann McKechin - View Speech
"Seatruck, which operates domestic ferries between Aberdeen and Lerwick and Ullapool and Stornoway, pays its Estonian national seafarers as little as £3.66 an hour, while it benefits at the same time from the tonnage tax scheme operated by this Government. Is it not about time that we tackled the people …..." Ann McKechin - View Speech
"The Minister will be aware that research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development shows that approximately 1 million people in this country are currently employed on zero-hours contracts. We know that many of these are exploitative, so will the Minister confirm whether the Government will use the opportunity …..." Ann McKechin - View Speech
"T8. The Financial Times this morning quotes a Treasury spokesman as saying that an interest rate rise is “not something we are worried about” and a “sign of success”. Does the Secretary of State concur with that view?..." Ann McKechin - View Speech
"11. What the outcomes were of his Department’s summit meeting with payday lenders on 1 July 2013; and if he will make a statement...." Ann McKechin - View Speech
"If other jurisdictions, such as Florida, already have effective real-time recording systems that stop borrowers accumulating unpayable debts, why cannot we have such a system here, now?..." Ann McKechin - View Speech
"Further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern), surely the Government should adopt a comprehensive strategy to tackle gender segregation, just as they have—rightly—supported the Davies report on senior women on company boards...." Ann McKechin - View Speech
"The Minister will be aware of the stark gender segregation in STEM apprenticeships. Will he tell us what steps he is going to take to achieve an increase?..." Ann McKechin - View Speech