"9. What recent representations his Department has received on proposed changes to employment contract terms and conditions in the supermarket sector. ..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
"I apologise for arriving late, Mr Speaker. I am delighted to have the opportunity to ask the Minister to support Mrs A, who has worked for Asda for 30 years. Her take-home pay, and that of 3,000 other members of staff, will be cut because of changes in the pay …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
That this House has considered FTSE 100 company pay ratios.
It is a privilege to be under your chairship today, Mrs Moon. I have to be honest and open with the Chamber: I am guilty of trying to dumb down parliamentary proceedings; I attempted to call …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I will consider the Post Office a little later in my speech.
Having such incentives for all staff seems like a common-sense way of providing sensible alignment between average workforce pay and executive pay. It is a straightforward, practical idea to have …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
I thank all hon. Members for taking part in the debate. Although there are not huge numbers of us here, as a Back-Bench Opposition MP, the tools that I have to make small changes are sometimes about shame. The fact that we are …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
"I welcome this long overdue statement and, in particular, the ending of exploitative pay between assignment contracts. I congratulate, in a heartfelt way, Sally Bridge and all at the Communications Workers Union who have campaigned for so long for this. I also thank the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech
"Thank you, Mr Hollobone; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I reassure you that I will not talk for 10 minutes. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne) on securing this particularly important debate and on his mind-blowing speech.
"I start by placing on the record the fact that as of last month I am the owner of a single share in Sainsbury’s. It was my golden ticket to attending its annual general meeting earlier this week—but more about that parallel universe experience later in my speech.
"I completely agree. The downside of the living wage is that companies have often sought to recoup some of their funds by reducing the conditions of long-standing members of staff.
Can the Minister explain how the Government intend to determine correctly the pay ratios of companies that outsource their low-paid …..." Siobhain McDonagh - View Speech