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Jo Swinson Excerpts
Tuesday 12th December 2017

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Margot James Portrait Margot James
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I thank my right hon. Friend for her excellent question. We will review the matter that she raises in tandem with the rest of the review of Taylor’s recommendations, but she makes a very good point indeed.

Jo Swinson Portrait Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD)
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I welcomed last week the Government’s latest round of naming and shaming employers that have failed to pay the minimum wage—an area where state enforcement has actually had some success—so I urge the Minister to respond positively to the Taylor review’s recommendation that state enforcement of employment rights should be enhanced beyond just the minimum wage.

Margot James Portrait Margot James
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We will consult on the remainder of the recommendations, particularly those relating to employment tribunals and the enforcement of awards that go unpaid.