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Rachel Reeves
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Rachel Reeves Excerpts(5 years, 9 months ago)
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Claire Perry
Again, I thank all respondents to the consultation, including many high-quality responses from the unions. We will respond to the consultation in due course.
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab)
One in six workers in our economy is now self-employed. Some are bogusly self-employed—not entitled to the basic protections that we should all expect when we go out to work every day. Matthew Taylor’s review into good work was published more than a year ago. When are the Government going to respond and bring forward legislation to end this abuse?
Claire Perry
The hon. Lady, as always, makes a powerful point. We are taking action by prosecuting companies that are not paying the national minimum wage and we are ensuring that those basic rights are enforced. We want to get this right because this legislation will have to last not just for six months or a year, but for many years as our economy develops.