"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer, but does she accept that the case for change is urgent? Most forms of parental leave are unpaid or pitifully low paid: £187 a week equates to less than half the national minimum wage, and many mums and dads and …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, I support what I understand to be probing amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Blower, but first I want to seek clarification from my noble friend the Minister on government Amendment 372. I do so from the perspective of someone who had direct responsibility for …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend the Minister is absolutely right that the big impact on investment, and therefore productivity, in the UK came as a result of austerity policies, a poor Brexit deal and a failure of industrial policy. However, I want to ask about quality of management in the …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, I add my support for these probing amendments and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, for her work on this issue. I strongly welcome the Government’s promise to launch the largest crackdown in history to reduce violence against women and girls. While of course the misery of …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, many businesses of all sizes will welcome the simplification that the establishment of the Fair Work Agency represents in terms of the enforcement regime, but does the Minister share my concern about the spread of bogus self-employment through a range of sectors, from logistics to construction and retail? …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, we all agree that faster economic growth is the priority, but only Labour has a plan to rebuild our productive base and make sure that the benefits of growth are shared fairly. Just today, we have heard about a magnificent win for the Rolls-Royce workforce with the decision …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, in his independent review, Sir Robert also pointed to relatively low pay, leading to recruitment and retention difficulties, particularly for analysts. Does my noble friend the Minister agree?..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, I support Amendment 44 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, on migrant domestic workers. I added my name to it and send her my best wishes. I place on record my thanks to Kalayaan, Focus on Labour Exploitation, the Work Rights Centre, the TUC and …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech
"My Lords, I oppose Motion E1, which is unnecessary. Under the Employment Rights Bill, employers can still dismiss workers fairly—for example, as they can now if they are incompetent or there is misconduct or a redundancy situation. But without the day one protection proposed by the Government, when workers move …..." Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway - View Speech