Employment Law (Beecroft Report) Debate

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Grahame Morris

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Employment Law (Beecroft Report)

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Points of Order
Monday 21st May 2012

(11 years, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Absolutely, and by making sure we revert to the position where someone has to work for an employer for two years and not one year before unfair dismissal procedures apply, we have already started down that positive path.

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Does the Minister recognise that one of the fundamental problems with lack of growth is the lack of domestic demand caused by lack of confidence and the unwillingness of employers to invest because of that lack of confidence? Does he think that introducing this fire-at-will concept will do anything to boost domestic consumer confidence?

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