Extract from Commons consideration of the Draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021 - Apr 28
Thursday, 29 April 2021 07:31
Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (Lab):...It was only through the
IWGB’s work that these vital fundamental employment rights that
most employees take for granted have been extended to limb (b)
workers and those in the gig economy, because without the High
Court ruling in the union’s favour, it is extremely doubtful that
the Government would implemented this extension. Indeed, the
Secretaries of State for BEIS and for Work and Pensions challenged
the IWGB’s case in the High Court instead of...Request free trial
(Bradford East) (Lab):...It was only through the
IWGB’s work that these vital fundamental
employment rights that most employees take for granted have been
extended to limb (b) workers and those in the gig economy, because
without the High Court ruling in the union’s favour, it is
extremely doubtful that the Government would implemented this
extension. Indeed, the Secretaries of State for BEIS and for Work
and Pensions challenged the IWGB’s case in the
High Court instead of extending the rights that should be afforded
to workers under EU directives, as agreed under the withdrawal
agreement, only to be defeated. As a result of the challenge and
the delay that it created between concerns first being raised by
the IWGB at the start of the pandemic and
the High Court’s ruling in November 2020, many months have been
lost in which the protections could have been extended, leaving
working people without adequate rights or protections regarding
health and safety matters during the height of the coronavirus
pandemic...
...Despite being promised well over a year ago in 2019
Queen’s Speech, the long-awaited, much-delayed employment rights
Bill is yet to materialise. It seems trapped in a permanent state
of “in due course” according to official responses from this
Minister and others. Such a Bill would offer us the chance to
deliver a real, positive change and strengthen workers’ rights. It
would allow us to correct the inconsistencies and injustices that
the IWGB and others have highlighted.
The Minister should be able to commit to its inclusion in next
month’s Queen’s Speech, and I hope he acknowledges that
today...
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