"I will return to that point when I address British Airways in a bit more detail.
As I have said to the Minister, we need more than ACAS guidance. I want to see the rules on dismissal and re-engagement set out in an ACAS code of practice, with financial sanctions …..." Laura Farris - View Speech
"The hon. Member makes an excellent point, and I just want to pick up on what he said. He points to the fact that the parent company had substantive profits, and that point was made by the Unite representatives who contacted me. I do not think that that case would …..." Laura Farris - View Speech
"I do not think that my proposal is at odds with what the hon. Member suggests.
Just briefly, because I am coming to the end—[Hon. Members: “No.”] I would like to focus the remainder of my remarks on the detailed work that has gone into clause 1 and the extended …..." Laura Farris - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I know that the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) wanted to intervene...." Laura Farris - View Speech
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will take those first two points in succession. The first was about whether these issues are not better raised in Committee. The answer, respectfully, is no, because I do not think an area as technically difficult as this belongs in primary legislation, and I …..." Laura Farris - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman knows that proposed new section 187B(2) says:
“The information to be disclosed is all information relating to the employer's undertaking”.
It would be almost impossible for an employer to comply with that without its having to put on the table the fact that it is considering dismissal …..." Laura Farris - View Speech
"Is not it the reality that it is not that big employers are unscrupulous or evil, as opposed to small employers? The truth is that it is only larger employers who are bound by the obligations under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and it is only …..." Laura Farris - View Speech
"To pick up on the point about redundancy payments and that being a suitable alternative, does my hon. Friend agree that of course a business in financial trouble could dismiss in any case for “some other substantial reason”, which would not lead to a redundancy payment? It is all there …..." Laura Farris - View Speech
"I think that every Member of this House shares concerns about the practice of fire and rehire, but does the Minister agree that taking a sledgehammer to the delicate ecosystem of redundancy laws contained in the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 …..." Laura Farris - View Speech