Proceeding contribution from Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 October 2024. It occurred during Debate on bill on Employment Rights Bill.
Employment Rights Bill
This legislation applies to England and not Northern Ireland, but I echo the hon. Gentleman’s concerns. I am concerned about small and medium businesses that employ a small workforce. If one or two of them have a long-term illness, they may be off for a while, come back to work and then go off for a while. Is there not a need—I look to the Deputy Prime Minister—for a methodology whereby small businesses can employ someone in the short term for those positions, otherwise they will go to the wall?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 755 c58
- Session
- 2024-26
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Carers Employment Industrial relations Employment Tribunals Service Fathers Flexible working Parental leave Minimum wage Redundancy Trade unions Pregnancy Small businesses Sick pay Unfair dismissal Self-employed Sexual harassment Re-employment Bereavement leave Fair Work Agency Zero hours contracts Kinship care
- Legislation
- Employment Rights Bill 2024-26
- Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023
- Trade Union Act 2016
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