"The UK Government are today announcing further progress in the implementation of their landmark Employment Rights Act 2025, as part of the plan to make work pay. This update includes the launch of a public consultation on holiday pay compliance and enforcement, and three Government responses—detriments for workers taking industrial …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech
"I thank right hon. and hon. Members for their consideration of the draft regulations and their contributions to the debate. They raised a significant number of issues that I will pick up on in my response.
First, on our product regulation legislation, since getting into Government we have legislated for …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech
That the Committee has considered the draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. This statutory instrument was laid before the House on 1 …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech
"The right hon. Gentleman rightly raises AI and cyber-security as part of our considerations. That is why it is so important that we keep up to date with technological developments and the impact on machinery. The EU’s machinery regulations, as he says, include provisions on software and AI to ensure …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech
"I thank the shadow Minister for his remarks and my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton for a brilliant and well-made speech about why this legislation is so important.
Unfortunately, the shadow Minister conveniently missed out a couple of statistics in his opening remarks. I will start with the first …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. These two instruments, alongside the amendments made by the Employment Rights Act 2025, extend the time limit for presenting claims to the employment tribunal from three months to six months across the majority of employment rights. The draft regulations …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech
That the Committee has considered the draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026...." Kate Dearden - View Speech
"It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I join hon. Members in thanking you for chairing today’s debate at short notice.
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for securing a debate on this deeply important subject. He …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech
"I thank the right hon. Member for that and his contributions today. I reassure him that we are working closely with the US on the review, updating the Americans on all the work we are doing and understanding their practices too. I will turn soon to the other important points …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech
"Once implemented, the Employment Rights Act 2025 will raise the minimum floor of employment rights, raise living standards across the country and level the playing field for those businesses who are engaged in good practices. There are clear, evidence-based benefits of Government action through the Act. Not acting would mean …..." Kate Dearden - View Speech