Extract from second reading of the Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill (private bill) - Oct 22

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab): Fire and rehire is happening all over our country. We must act. Sainsbury’s  Argos, Asda, Tesco—they are all at it. Profitable companies are doing this to hard-working people. For me, the most upsetting of all was when a worker’s eyes welled up and he started to cry, as he recounted how he felt telling his family that he was to be fired. His voice faltered when he said, “It was just so humiliating.”

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