Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"7. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of workplace access rights for trades unions. ..."Faisal Rashid - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"This week shocking reports have emerged about dire workplace conditions at Amazon. Those exploited workers desperately need a union, but workers at Amazon have had their shift patterns interrupted just to prevent them from talking to union officials on the way to work. When will the Government put an end …..."Faisal Rashid - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 21st October 2019
Asked by:
Faisal Rashid (Labour - Warrington South)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that restaurant staff receive 100 per cent of their tips.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill, announced as part of the Queen’s Speech, is a key part of the Government’s commitment to building fairer workplaces for all.
The Government plans to introduce this legislation in the current Parliamentary session, requiring employers to pass on 100 per cent of tips and service charges to their workers. Where employers distribute tips, they will be required to do so fairly and transparently.
We expect over 1 million workers to benefit from this legislation, many of whom earn the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage.
Written Question
Monday 21st October 2019
Asked by:
Faisal Rashid (Labour - Warrington South)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that executive (a) salaries and (b) bonuses reflect the performance of the companies they run.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The existing legal framework provides full transparency about directors’ remuneration arrangements, including on salaries and bonuses, and gives shareholders a strong say on pay.
Since 2013, the law has required quoted companies to prepare a directors’ remuneration policy. This must set out how the company proposes to pay directors, including every element of remuneration that a director is entitled to and how it supports the company’s long-term strategy and performance. Companies are required to put the remuneration policy to a binding shareholder vote at least once every three years.
Companies must also publish an annual remuneration report showing how the approved pay policy has been implemented, including a single figure for the total pay directors received that year. This report is subject to an annual advisory vote. If the company loses this vote, it is required to put a new remuneration policy to shareholders the following year.
Alongside the legislative requirements, the UK Corporate Governance Code includes principles and provisions setting out how companies should approach executive remuneration, including a principle that executive remuneration should be “aligned to company purpose and values and be clearly linked to the successful delivery of the company’s long-term strategy”. The Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rules require companies to make a report in their corporate governance statement to enable shareholders to evaluate how the principles have been applied.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Retail Strategy
"I am happy my hon. Friend has secured this important debate, and I congratulate her on doing so; she is making an excellent case. Some 74,000 retail jobs were lost in 2018, and the town centre vacancy rate in April 2019 was 10.2%—the highest ever. Does she agree that the …..."Faisal Rashid - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Retail Strategy
"Will my hon. Friend join me in urging the Government to heed the call by the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers to take urgent action to save our shops by implementing a comprehensive and co-ordinated industrial strategy for the sector?..."Faisal Rashid - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Jun 2019
Trade Union Access to Workplaces
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered trade union access to workplaces.
Working people in the UK can thank our trade unions for fighting to give us the minimum wage, parental rights, holidays and sickness pay. With nearly 6.5 million members in the UK, trade unions are our …..."Faisal Rashid - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Jun 2019
Trade Union Access to Workplaces
"My hon. Friend makes an excellent point, which I will come to later in my speech. If employers look after their employees and they are happy, then they are more productive; in the end, everybody wins. That was a great point.
It is no exaggeration to say that working conditions …..."Faisal Rashid - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Jun 2019
Trade Union Access to Workplaces
"Absolutely; that is an excellent point. I could not agree more.
Union members from the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union have recounted stories like that of Mohamed’s, a worker from north London, who was excited at the prospect of working alongside his colleagues to improve basic things at work, …..."Faisal Rashid - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Jun 2019
Trade Union Access to Workplaces
"I thank my hon. Friend for that brilliant point. It works for all stages in every sector, regardless of the size of the business. If large organisations practise fairly, it will filter down, especially through subcontractors. It is the responsibility of large businesses to show smaller businesses what they are …..."Faisal Rashid - View Speech
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