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867565

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132396 on Conditions of Employment, whether his Department plans to commission a review on the deregulation of employment rights.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	133540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on employment rights was set out recently in the Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, in which we committed to firm action and future legislation to enhance employment rights. We are currently consulting on how best to achieve this change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 133541 133542 question first answered 26/03/2018 15:47:30 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

861247

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is (a) conducting a review and (b) undertaking other work on the deregulation of employment rights.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	132396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on employment rights was set out recently in the Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, in which we committed to firm action and future legislation to enhance employment rights. We are currently consulting on how best to achieve this change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 16/03/2018 14:59:58 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

846363

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what legislative plans his Department has to ensure working people have a regular and fixed hours contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>In the Government response to the Taylor Review we committed to providing a right to request a more predictable contract for all workers, including those on zero hours/ atypical contracts.</p><p> </p><p>This is not an overnight project and we need to consult on how this can be best achieved and we will bring forward any necessary legislation in due course after that.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:28:09 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

846366

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what legislative plans his Department has to simplify the definition of a worker in statute; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Employment status is an important and complex issue that is central to the employment rights and tax systems. We are committed to making it easier for individuals and businesses to determine whether someone is an employee, a worker, or self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>Changing legislation is one of the options that the Government is considering to achieve this. However, this is an important and complex issue, and so it’s right that the Government takes the time to consider and consult on this properly and to ensure that there are no unintended consequences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:42:02 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

846367

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what legislative plans his Department has to protect workers employed by a contractor which either (a) ceases trading or (b) absconds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service can make statutory redundancy payments to the former employees of an employer that is unwilling or unable to make these payments. This would include an employer that ceases trading or absconds.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has no legislative plans to extend this protection.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/02/2018 14:16:55 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

838557

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 7 February 2018, Official Report, column 1497, on the Taylor Review, what rights will be included for all workers on day one of commencing employment.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	127377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>In the Government response to the Taylor Review we set a clear path for action. We now need to consult to get more detail and look at how we implement particular recommendations. As Matthew Taylor reported, improving work is a complex, multi-faceted and long-term challenge. We are setting the direction for employment law for decades to come and that will take time and it needs to be right.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 127378 127379 question first answered 20/02/2018 12:08:32 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

838558

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 7 February 2018, on the Taylor Review, whether employers will have an obligation to accept a stable contract request.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	127378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>In the Government response to the Taylor Review we set a clear path for action. We now need to consult to get more detail and look at how we implement particular recommendations. As Matthew Taylor reported, improving work is a complex, multi-faceted and long-term challenge. We are setting the direction for employment law for decades to come and that will take time and it needs to be right.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 127377 127379 question first answered 20/02/2018 12:08:32 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

838559

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 7 February 2018, Official Report, Column 1497, on the Taylor Review, what his Department’s definition is of a stable contract.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	127379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>In the Government response to the Taylor Review we set a clear path for action. We now need to consult to get more detail and look at how we implement particular recommendations. As Matthew Taylor reported, improving work is a complex, multi-faceted and long-term challenge. We are setting the direction for employment law for decades to come and that will take time and it needs to be right.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 127377 127378 question first answered 20/02/2018 12:08:32 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

838564

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 7 February 2018, Official Report, Column 1497, on the Taylor Review, what powers the task force that is to be established to deal with the right to request contracts will have.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	127384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The taskforce announced in Government response to the Taylor Review is being established to look at flexible working and promote genuine flexibility in the workplace. It will involve joint work by Government and groups representing the interests of employers, workers and families to help unlock potential in the labour market, including amongst women, older workers, carers and disabled people. It is not the intention for it to consider the right to request contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 21/02/2018 12:07:59 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

838566

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 7 February 2018, Official Report, column 1497, on the Taylor Review, what criteria his Department will use to define quality work.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	127386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>As set out in our Industrial Strategy, which was published on 27 November last year, workers in Britain should expect to be treated well. We are starting a dialogue with experts to develop a common set of principles and measures against which to assess job quality and success, beginning with the aspects that we believe are foundational: overall worker satisfaction; good pay; participation and progression; wellbeing; safety and security; and voice and autonomy. Following these discussions we will publish a final list of measures by Autumn 2018.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 21/02/2018 12:07:27 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock